by Name Withheld For the first time in my life, there’s no one. Since the first day of kindergarten, when I developed a crush on BZ (name withheld because I’ve never met anyone else with his last name) that lasted well into the 8th grade, there has always been someone that I have admired from […]
by Stacey Midge Ten minutes to show time, and the pews are filled with guests. Soft, unobtrusive music flows from the organ pipes, muffling voices and the footfalls of last-minute arrivals. The groom and groomsmen, thankfully all present and accounted for, wait in the lounge for their cue. Parents smile and check for the tissues […]
At the local library you’re most likely to find me leafing through the new cookbooks or reading up on the latest techniques for the small farmer. (Please note: my local library is in the middle of the suburbs.) Not far from these forms of escapism rest the recently published books of poetry; and you can […]
by the Community Board The Young Clergy Women Project is more than the articles that we offer on Fidelia’s Sisters. We launched this e-zine as a means to tell our stories — but more than these articles, we are a network of the youngest ordained clergy women. We are always reaching out to each other […]
I like words. I like to use words. I like to listen to words. I like to roll them off my tongue. I like to read them on a page. I really like words. I don’t like words in my prayers. It’s the writer in me. I’m too busy editing. Once the words fall off […]
by Name Withheld Empty. It’s a hard place to be as one who so many years ago vividly remembers beaming and answering “a mommy” when asked what she wanted to be when she grew up. Over the years the answer to that question have varied quiet extensively and have taken me all over the world […]
by Katie Z. Dawson Editor's Note: It's happened to many of us. We casually start looking through the lectionary texts only to discover that we have to explain an inexplicable text. The month of September has presented more than a few opportunties for exasperated sighs and hair pulling. Many just finished having a go at […]
by Leah Grundset photos by Mark C. Brennan, Leah Grundset, and Kevin Coles It happens about this time each year. I get anxious any time I hear the sportscasters talking about injuries. Burgundy and gold make me smile. My heart flutters on Sunday afternoons because I know one thing is true—the Washington Redskins are back […]
by Katie Yahns photos by guideposts.org Last night, I had a very strange dream. I dreamed I owned a dog and a cat—not just any dog and cat, but a dog named Abby (who actually belongs to my friend Jennifer) and a cat named Caiomhe (who actually belongs to my friends Sonja and Mike). Both […]
by Elizabeth Hagan Editor’s Note: This piece was originally posted at Elizabeth’s blog, www.reimaginelife.wordpress.com. Someone from my church recently asked me what my career aspirations where after this job. I was a taken aback by the questioning and then began to answer with statements like, “I know I am in the place where I am […]
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