My wife receives the daily meditation from the Henri Nuewen Society. She shared this morning’s with me and I thought I would pass it along. It is especially poignant, not just for our own continued grieving process, but this week we are remembering a young student who died last week, […]
Death
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I heard an excellent paper yesterday on Job. Unfortunately I missed the beginning due to meetings and so I did not have the full context, but there were a number of perceptive observations along the way. One that I took note of was a distinction he was making between “Death […]
This phrase has been annoying many of us for quite some time now. Urban Dictionary has a concise, if rude, definition. Used often in the business world, this incredibly versatile phrase can be literally translated as “f*** it.” UD didn’t censure itself, of course. All too often it is used […]
February 2 is the celebration of the purification of Mary after the birth of Jesus and his presentation at the Temple Luke 2:22-39. The passage also presents two prophetic statements, one from a man, Simeon, and one from a woman, Anna (although Anna’s specific words are not given, we are […]
Time is such an odd thing. It is, in a very real sense, relative and yet it is clearly measurable. I remember how long December 1-25 seemed to last when I was a child and yet today years go by so quickly I can hardly separate one Christmas or birthday […]
I feel like I have so much to say and yet nothing to add. I was up in the middle of the night and thinking about how proud we are of our daughter. She is doing so well in school, her writing is phenomenal, and she is simply a wonderful […]
The Rev. Larry J. HoferSt. Andrew’s Episcopal ChurchState College, PAJanuary 4, 2013 Mack Brady Sermon We came here today to share our grief and sadness, to give thanks for the life of Mack Brady and to hear God’s word and receive the grace of the Eucharistic feast. I We […]
I never was one for making many resolutions anyway. This past year has taught me just this: Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today. — Matt. 6:34
I had not intended to post much if anything around the anniversary of Mack’s passing. I just don’t know what to say. Today is a day like all the other 364 that have preceded this; Mack is not with us. But a few thoughts were prompted by comments on Facebook about a few […]
WARNING: Do not read if (1) you do not like/have no interest in Doctor Who or (2) have not seen the latest episode, “The Day of the Doctor.”(Unless you don’t mind spoilers, if so, feel free to read on.) [pullquote]It is entirely too easy to put time in a bottle […]