I tried to have a second child in my late 30s. For me that meant a series of fertility treatments and miscarriages. It was a painful time, and after one miscarriage in particular, I ended up at a termination clinic. It was because of insurance coverage. My...
A couple of years ago, I attended a virtual talk by Sister Joan Chittister, a Benedictine nun, theologian and prolific spiritual writer. I’ve always looked to Sister Joan for wisdom about the inner spiritual life, but this time her theme was more justice...
My son graduated from “Junior Kindergarten” today. To be honest, I did not know until recently that there was such a thing as “Junior Kindergarten.” Last year, he graduated from “Pre-K,” which is of course “Pre Kindergarten.” But I confess, I still don’t...
A few weeks ago, the Vestry got together for its annual retreat day. The theme of the retreat had to do with music, and one of the discussion prompts was this: “Describe a time when you felt touched or inspired by a musical moment at Incarnation.” Answers...
Numb. Numb is quite a word. And it’s quite a feeling, well, really, it’s not a feeling. It’s more a lack of feeling, it’s frozen, it’s dead. Before medical and dental procedures, we may get a shot near the offending area to “numb” the pain. If you’ve ever...