Weekly Reflections

Spiritual reflections from the clergy

On the mind of Seminarian Romy John Abraham

On November 26, 2025, my friend Rob and I attended Grace Broadway's Thanksgiving service at 6:00 p.m. The mass was held in the chapel, which was quite lovely and included the Holy Eucharist, classic Thanksgiving hymns, and a meaningful homily. One of the...

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On the mind of the Rev. Adrian Dannhauser

I recently started a new spiritual practice of using Scripture as inspiration for prayers of thanksgiving. Since Thanksgiving Day is included in our church calendar, I decided try this practice with the epistle from this year's Thanksgiving Day lectionary...

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On the mind of the Ven. Archdeacon Denise LaVetty

Sunday is the feast of Christ the King, concluding our church year. So, Sunday is a kind of liturgical “New Year’s Eve”. And next Sunday, we begin a new church year with the first Sunday of Advent. Yes, I know, it snuck up on me too! The last day of Jesus’...

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On the mind of the Rev. J. Gregory Morgan

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AND THE SOFT POWER OF THE FOLK-TALE Sometimes, quite by chance, we stumble upon a story or a statement or an article in a periodical, and suddenly things that have perplexed us come into sharper focus. It has happened fairly...

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On the mind of Seminarian Romy John Abraham

This week, I had the chance of sharing lunch with my chapel team members from Union Theological Seminary. As is our tradition, we began our meeting by reflecting on the recent chapel services and discussing the upcoming ones. Our conversation naturally...

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