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The Spiritual Discipline of Fasting: Training your body for the resurrection life
By Katherine Ruch Based on her Revive 2024 Talk on regular fasting How many of us want to know how to pray, to have the stamina to keep praying, to have power when we pray, to loose the bonds of sin, to serve cheerfully, to love a difficult person, to…
Reimagining Pro-Life: A focus on the needs of abortion-minded women
Church of the Resurrection has 30 years of involvement in the pro-life movement. We are deeply grateful for the ways that members of our congregation have been a voice for both mothers and children in difficult situations. This work involves praying, marching, advocating, and walking with mothers during and after…
Loving Our Refugee and Immigrant Neighbors
By Father Matt Woodley, Interim Cathedral Dean In many places throughout Scripture, God reveals his heart for the sojourner and the oppressed (such as Ex. 22:21-23, Mark 12:28-31, Matt. 25:35, Heb. 13:2). He calls his people to love the poor and marginalized and to live out the gospel mandate to…
The Four Little Pigs
By Dawn Jewell, illustration by Julia Damion Once upon a time four little pigs set out to seek their way in the world. The first frost of winter and a brisk wind numbed their pink ears and curly tails as they trotted through the prairie. “I can’t take this, I’m…
Prayer for Wildfires in L.A. and Surrounding Area
Almighty God, by your Word you laid the foundations of the earth and you set the boundaries of the sea. You still the wind and the waves. We pray for those affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas. Help those who are experiencing incredible losses and…
Sub-Creators: Mimicking the Creator’s artistry
By Sarah Logan “We have come from God and inevitably the myths woven by us, though they contain error, will also reflect a splintered fragment of the true light, the eternal truth that is with God. Indeed, only by myth-making, only by becoming a ‘sub-creator’ and inventing stories, can Man…