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The Face of Christ

Posted on July 7, 2019 by harasprice

A Homily for Proper 9, Year C St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Richmond, VA Lectionary Texts (Track 2) Isaiah 66:10-14 Psalm 66:1-8 Galatians 6:(1-6)7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 As daring as it is for an Episcopalian like me to do, I’m going … Continue reading →

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Made Well

Posted on October 7, 2016 by harasprice

A Reflection for Proper 23, Year C Luke 17:11-19 On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, … Continue reading →

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Restorative Justice

Posted on July 9, 2015 by harasprice

A few weeks ago, one of my BSW students sent me an email.  She was doing a summer internship with the First Lady’s office and on the side, doing some volunteer work with the office for restorative justice.  Virginia has … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on January 25, 2015 by harasprice

For the past two days, I’ve been a lay delegate to the 220th Annual Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.  I’ve sat and walked, listened and spoke, wrangled and voted, reconnected with friends and made new connections.  All in … Continue reading →

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Prayer of St. Hilda

Posted on November 2, 2014 by harasprice

It’s All Saints Day. This auspicious holy day at my church is marked by our annual “Saints Walk” where various parishioners dress and tell stories of the Holy Women and Holy Men who have lived, and worked, and worshipped in … Continue reading →

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We’re In This Together

Posted on October 25, 2014 by harasprice

For the past several days, I have been immersed in the learning, reconnecting, and networking of a professional social work education conference. I have to be honest: I have been to this conference for six consecutive years, but in recent … Continue reading →

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From a distance

Posted on August 19, 2014 by harasprice

I had been living in St. Louis for about a year when two hijacked planes collided into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. What I remember most about that time, emotionally, was the overwhelming feeling of being so … Continue reading →

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Goose Chase

Posted on June 25, 2014 by harasprice

Just ask anyone in my family: as a rule, I don’t like geese. My spouse has watched, laughing hysterically, as a goose chased me across a park in St. Louis and, as I describe it, tried to peck my eyes … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Pilgrimage

Posted on May 24, 2014 by harasprice

This morning, I reached into my folder of conference materials and pulled out the Google Maps directions that I had hastily printed off at my desk before leaving work on Thursday. I was headed to Urbana-Champaign to attend a qualitative … Continue reading →

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Against the Grain

Posted on February 22, 2014 by harasprice

The Provost sat behind his oak desk, which had a noticeable wood-grain pattern. As I waited, my thoughts followed a line which began at one corner and meandered across the length of the desk. Before the tree that furnished this … Continue reading →

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