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The Beautiful Ache of Advent
By Fr. Matt Woodley A few decades ago, on the first Sunday of Advent, I played a short clip of John Lennon’s song “Imagine” right before my sermon. I’m certain…
What is Advent?
Rev. Margie Fawcett Deacon Advent is my favorite liturgical season. I love the purple banners, the four candles on the altar, the readings from the prophets, and the contemplative music.…
How to Prune a Grapevine
Written by Helen Brooke, Illustrated by Allison Dumper The day I started high school my family moved to a property with more than a dozen well-established grapevines. Tending them became…
Mountains of Diapers, Heaps of Love
By Heather Johnson The Baby Bank began in May 2020, shortly after COVID shut down much of our community. As the pandemic lingered, Caring Network,* a local pro-life non-profit, asked…
Commonplace Saints: A tribute to mundane sainthood
By Caleb Karnosh Today the Church celebrates All Saint’s Day, a feast day which may unsurprisingly call to memory particular saints whose holiness, virtues, and acts of service were markedly…
Psalm 4: Crisis had arrived
By Sarah Logan Last month my heart skipped a beat when Bishop Stewart announced that Psalm 4 is specifically written for those facing a crisis. For real? Because here we…
