This morning before work, I joined our pastor and another parishioner from Hope Central Church to offer the imposition of ashes at our local subway station. It is an awkward thing to stand on a street corner in Boston. I blessed two bicycles and a sick dog. Don asked for prayers for his sobriety as …
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Hungry: When We Can’t Feast at the Same Table
Over the course of the last weekend, I sat through approximately 9 hours of liturgy before I could receive communion: 3hrs for a Roman Catholic bishop ordination, 3 hrs for Armenian Christmas Eve, 3 hrs of Orthodox divine liturgy. By the time I rolled to my own church on Sunday evening, I was hungry. I’ve …
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Men in Black: On being a Woman among Clergy Men
“This is how we honor clergy in my church,” she said as she bent over to kiss my hand. In front of me, an 86 year old woman, in a bright blue suit top-heavy with a gold brooch in the shape of a lion, returned upright. She kissed my naked hand. I wore no ring …
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