Celebrating The Longest Relationship
Over the trajectory of our lives, what are the longest and most enduring relationships we are likely to experience? With our parents? Our partner? Our children? For those of us […]
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Celebrating Without
For the first time this holiday season I’m celebrating without my father. They say the first year after the loss of a loved one is the worst. Holidays especially. The […]
Sabbath in the Suburbs
“When you get to the heart of it, we were looking for a way to cheat time.” My attention was grabbed with the opening words of MaryAnn McKibben Dana’s debut […]
Generation to Generation
I come from a long line of strong women. While our last names and family trees follow the men in our lives; there is a deep current that runs through […]
When a Single Rev Opts to Adopt
Interview of the Rev. Joyce Borger by the Rev. Sarah Kinney Gaventa When did you know you wanted to adopt? Was it an easy decision? Difficult? I’ve always wanted to […]
Matthew 2:13-23 – a sermon for Christmas 1A
When we talk about the first Christian family, we often talk only about the baby Jesus and his mother, Mary. This may be because the Gospels tell us very little […]
Mom, Please Stop Vacuuming the Red Carpet
I am a bit of a curiosity in town. I know this, and if I go out wearing the collar, I now expect it: cordial smiles from the nuns and […]
It’s Not Too Late to Designate
Picture, if you will, a group of buddies preparing to go out and raise a glass to celebrate the holiday of your choice. One of the more responsible friends asks, “So, who’s […]
Better Together
When I began seminary, my husband was finishing, so the question du jour was, “Would you ever work together?” To which I responded with a resounding, “NO!” We’re too competitive, too insecure, […]
This Month: Visual Art and Poetry
For this, our inaugural feature, we bring you two very different pieces, “On Women and Children and Poverty,” a visual piece by Suzanne Stovall Vinson, and “&,” a poem by […]
