Weekly Reflections

Spiritual reflections from the clergy

On the Mind of the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Jung-Chul Lee…

Guilty. On all thirty-four counts. We had a first in this country yesterday. For the first time in history, a former U.S. President was convicted of a crime. Since this same former president is the Republican nominee for the upcoming presidential election,...

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On the mind of the Rev. Adrian Dannhauser

Last Sunday, we had an especially joyful service of Holy Eucharist for the Day of Pentecost, a Principal Feast in the Church. This included a jazz quartet, reading the first lesson in different languages, a prayer activity with candles representing the fruit...

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On the mind of the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Jung-Chul Lee

This Sunday, we are marking our celebration of Pentecost with a new liturgical element during the service. Every year at Pentecost, we read from Acts 2, which tells the story of the first Pentecost, and the giving of the Holy Spirit. Verse six of Acts 2...

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On the mind of the Rev. Canon George Brandt

The icon now mounted in the Chapel of the Resurrection was acquired by me in Rhodes when I traveled there with friends in 1989. It is an Eastern Orthodox representation of Jesus' Incarnation. All of the ‘traditional’ personnel of the Christmas story can be...

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On the mind of the Rev. Adrian Dannhauser

This past Wednesday, Incarnation hosted a screening of Mothers of Bedford, a documentary film about mothers incarcerated in the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County. One of the statistics we learned was that 80% of female inmates are...

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