Entries For: 2007
- December (1)
- November (2)
- October (1)
- September (2)
- August (2)
- July (1)
Dec 12, 2007
Nov 16, 2007
The Cultivation of Life in this Diocese
"Love me enough to argue with me." A quote from an old friend who does much teaching and consulting in the Episcopal Church. Her sense was that if we truly loved each other as individuals and in community, we would be able to move beyond surface niceties in order to develop true intimacy. A willingness to trust each other with our deepest passions was a sign of our care about one another. read more...
Nov 05, 2007
The Power of Remembering
All Saints/All Souls Day: For the past half dozen year we have been placing in front of the altar pictures of those who have died during the past year. Interspersed with them are icons of other saints. Each year I find myself drawn to the images and realize that those who have died this past year become new icons- images that take me to a reality beyond themselves. read more...
Oct 11, 2007
Sep 23, 2007
Seeking Communion in New Orleans
As the House of Bishops gathers with the Archbishop of Canterbury to discuss the nature of relationship and communion, the backdrop of New Orleans offers a focus. read more...
Sep 12, 2007
"Silence as our best eloquence..." Richard Hooker
The place of silence as we pass through dates like 9/11. read more...
Aug 30, 2007
Seeing
"When hope steps out on its desperate search for reasons..." Ellen Davis read more...
Aug 23, 2007
A New Site, A New Thing
"I realize I am susceptible to a romantic view of brand new things..." read more...
Jul 15, 2007
It's about Integrity
I have a mentor who has said to me countless times, “Leadership is about integrity.” As I reflect about what it means to be a Cathedral Community, what it means to provide both a life of servanthood and of vision, as I think about what makes one, or a community of persons, leaders, I find this truly to be at the heart of the matter. read more...