During my almost fifty years of being an Episcopalian I was always told that Lent ended after you went to church on Good Friday. This year, the going to church part is going to be tough. That doesn’t mean that Lent won’t be over. Even under a more conservative understanding of Lent, it does end…
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Maundy Thursday
Today is a day in the church calendar that’s is packed full of emotions. We have the last supper, Judas’s betrayal, Peter’s denial, and the arrest of Jesus. It also leaves us with lots of questions. Did Jesus work out with Judas the betrayal beforehand, and did he forgive Judas? Did Peter ever forgive himself…
Time Slows Down
Lent has flown through time this year. Then again the older I get the faster time gets. The author Claudia Hammond explored time’s relativity when she asked, “Why time slows down when we are afraid, Speeds up when we age, and warps when we are on vacation.” For my children who are home with their…
Embrace The Still
People call and I call people these days. We are all reaching out to each other and that’s a very good thing. Yet, our conversations usually turn awkward when someone asks, “What have you been doing?” Each of us comes up with a version of something like, “I’m walking a lot more, we are working…
Monday In Holy Week
For decades I always attended church on Easter Sunday. I bet many of my readers never missed an Easter service either. Even when I was on sabbatical, we had an Easter Mass in the chapel. I remember being six years old wearing my brand new white sports coat to the Easter service. Unfortunately when they…