Weekly Reflections

Spiritual reflections from the clergy

On the mind of Archdeacon Denise LaVetty

There’s so much discomfort out there lately, much confusion, a great deal of fear.  But mostly, I’m feeling and seeing that there’s more anger than we’re used to dealing with.  And more than ever before, people are voicing and venting their anger. There’s...

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On the mind of the Rev. J. Gregory Morgan

The Rev. Greg Morgan offers one in a series of articles on contemporary trends in America for people of faith.  MOVING ON: The Decline of Geographic Mobility in America and Its Costs Over the course of my lifetime, I have moved no fewer than 12 times and...

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On the mind of the Rev. Adrian Dannhauser

Earlier this week, my mother texted me a link to a YouTube video, I Ain't Prayin For That. In it, Christian comedian John Crist jokes about turning down certain prayer requests from friends and family. For example, a friend wants him to pray that he passes...

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On the mind of the Rev. Adrian Dannhauser

I once served in a parish where the rector had a three-foot tall Jesus doll sitting in her office. Every once in a while, she encouraged people in the congregation to take turns carrying around the doll wherever they went for an entire week -- work, errands,...

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On the mind of the Rev. J. Gregory Morgan

The Privatization of American Leisure: A Threat to our National Life? (This summary of a recent article on the growing trend toward “aloneness” in America and its impact on our nation is an update on an earlier thought-piece on the “epidemic of loneliness”...

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