On Wednesday evenings during Lent, join Rabbi Raachel Jurovics, diocesan rabbi-in-residence, as we explore Christian and Jewish interpretive approaches to Scripture. All discussions will take place via Zoom from 7:00-8:15 p.m., and they will feature a 45-minute presentation by Rabbi Raachel followed by an interactive exercise.
In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on the 2019 film The Best of Enemies: “Thank God for people like Atwater: people who believe in the potential of unlikely friendship without sacrificing their dignity and worth in the process. Thank God for unlikely converts like Ellis too, and the ways that we—each in our own way—are called to emulate both.”
In her new book Prayer in the Night, author Tish Harrison Warren describes her experience of lying under the fluorescent lights of a hospital operating room, hemorrhaging from a miscarriage.
In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on the prayer practice known as lectio divina: “Practicing this kind of attention is counter-cultural. In a world of endless news cycles and constant distraction, I’ve found it to be an enriching and grounding endeavor.”
So an historian and a bishop walk into a room. Sounds like the beginning of a joke doesn’t it? But it’s not. Just a few days ago the historian Jon Meacham and Bishop Michael Curry sat down for a conversation on Religion and Democracy. I recommend it to you all. It is just under an hour in length, but well worth the…
In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on songwriting and the art of reading Scripture: “Sometimes, it is easier to find answers about how things work than to discover why things are the way they are… [Scripture] doesn’t always provide us clear answers, but it does help us ask better questions.”
This winter Adult Formation offering will be led by Holly Menard, an End-of-Life Doula now starting Wednesday January 12, 2022.
In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on one of W. B. Yeats’ timeless poems: “In this uncertain time—a time where the world, once again, seems to be falling apart at the seams—what does it look like to welcome the hope of the Prince of Peace and Lord of Lords?”
Sunday worship and formation activities will only be available virtually on January 2, 9, and 16. Sign up by following the link in the announcement. On Sundays in January and February, join St. Paul’s clergy for our winter series on prayer practices in the Christian tradition.
If ever there was a season of hope it is Advent.