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Tag Archives: nativity
Reflections on Mary
Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year B St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Richmond VA (virtual worship in the time of pandemic) Scripture Readings Referenced: Luke 1:26-38 Canticle 15 For the record, I want to say that I’d like Dorothy … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Advent 4, Christianity, Christmas, Jesus, magnificat, mary, Mary and Elizabeth, nativity, theotokos
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But what about…
Homily for Advent 4, Year A
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
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Pondering…
A reflection for Holy Name, Year A prepared for Red Door Healing Service at Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Friday, December 30, 2016 Luke 2:15-21 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Christmas, faith, Holy Name, Jesus, madonna, mary, nativity, ponder, pondering, theotokos, Virgin mary
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The Word Became
A homily for Christmas, prepared for the Friday Red Door Healing Service at Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Friday, December 23rd, 2016 John 1:1-14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Christmas, Jesus, John 1:1-14, liberation theology, Logos, nativity, power of words, social justice, word became flesh, words
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Madonna
Madonna at the Food Pantry Christmas Eve, 2015 She caught me unaware when she turned around, Saw my face and exclaimed, “I know you!” She was indeed familiar, whether in body or spirit. Coffee in one hand, wrapping her sweater … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Christmas, Christmas Eve, faith, food pantry, God, incarnation, madonna, ministry, nativity, pregnancy, spirituality
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Advent 4: Love (nativity, revisited)
As we wind the last part of the advent journey, rounding the corner to Christmas, we come to focus on love. This is always the place where the nativity story…the way we traditionally tell it…gets on my nerves. I realize … Continue reading
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Tagged birth story, childbirth, divine feminine, faith, holy family, incarnation, Jesus, love, mary, nativity, nesting, pregnancy
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small points of light 