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About harasprice

Episcopal Priest, Social Worker, Professor, parent, teacher, learner, writer, advocate, and grateful traveller along this journey through life. Serving as the Vocations Minister for the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.

Virtual Advent Calendar

Posted on December 1, 2013 by harasprice

Welcome to Advent..a season to reflect, to prepare to welcome, and to make room for the divine inspiration that is already incarnate and waiting to emerge in each one of us. Thanks to the many artistic and creative members of … Continue reading →

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Night before Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2013 by harasprice

My Gramma’s kitchen was always one of the most comforting places for me to be. But, on the night before Thanksgiving, the pungency of chopped onions sautéing on the stove sent me scurrying out to the bathroom for a wet … Continue reading →

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Closet Excavation

Posted on November 16, 2013 by harasprice

Whoever coined the phrase “skeletons in the closet” probably had taken a peek into my downstairs coat closet and quickly shut the door before anything otherworldly escaped. From all I have read in the professional literature about hoarding, there seems … Continue reading →

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Color Me Thankful

Posted on November 12, 2013 by harasprice

On this November day, when many of my Facebook friends are recounting their blessings each day, I feel compelled to join in this parade of thankfulness. I am, to my core, deeply thankful and grateful. Sometimes I write about really … Continue reading →

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Full Circle

Posted on November 3, 2013 by harasprice

It’s been a busy five days of conferencing for me and as always, my mind has been filled with more ideas to write about than time has allowed me to compose them. But now, I am flying back home. As … Continue reading →

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Pumpkins and Saints

Posted on October 31, 2013 by harasprice

I am wearing an orange dress and a black cardigan intended to look spider-ish today. It is Halloween, after all, but I am away on business at a professional conference. Clearly, the conference planning committee is not comprised of parents … Continue reading →

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Aunt Edna

Posted on October 26, 2013 by harasprice

On Sunday mornings growing up, my parents would load me in the car, and drive out of their way to pick up my Great Aunt Edna on the way to church. Aunt Edna lived in a run-down, grey shingled house … Continue reading →

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Windows of Grace

Posted on October 24, 2013 by harasprice

I reconnected with the image of the “Cosmic Christ” window from Grace Cathedral at a weekend retreat I attended a few weeks ago. One of our retreat facilitators brought a collection of spiritual art and religious icons to join us … Continue reading →

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Prayer beads

Posted on October 19, 2013 by harasprice

This post is a tribute for June as she spreads her wings and flies into the new role of Rector at St. Andrew’s. Your presence with us at St. Thomas will be missed, but your loving spirit still fills this … Continue reading →

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No Day but Today….

Posted on October 17, 2013 by harasprice

One of the bravest things I ever did, at a time in my life when I was not particularly brave, was to stand in line for free rush tickets to see Rent on Broadway. I travelled alone, waited in line … Continue reading →

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