Devotions
COVID-19 VACCINE: Are Clergy First Responders, or Last?
Classically, the work of clergy has been called “the cure of souls.”
“Devotions”: GEORGE HERBERT: The Country Parson
GEORGE Herbert was born in 1593, the fifth son of a noble father and a saintly mother. George was a noted classical scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge, and aspired to a post in the royal…
“EASTER WINGS”: George Herbert on the Resurrection
On Easter morning, a grieving but credulous Mary Magdalene saw two Angels seated in the tomb, where the body of Jesus had lain (John 20:12). I conclude my meditations with George…
THE SACRIFICE: Jesus’ Passion Narrated by George Herbert
This year we are following the gallant sacrifices which many are making to stem the coronavirus, an enemy to our physical health. Holy Week recalls to us that an earlier and greater sacrifice…
TURNING THE DIAMOND: George Herbert on Prayer, Week 1
Note: the following five meditations on George Herbert’s sonnet “Prayer” were posted serially from March 16-20. I have now compiled then in one edition for “Week…
TURNING THE DIAMOND: George Herbert on Prayer, Week 2
The second week of meditations on George Herbert's gem of a poem on Prayer.
TURNING THE DIAMOND: George Herbert on Prayer, Week 3
Continuing the verse-by-verse exposition of George Herbert’s sonnet “Prayer” assisted by Dennis Lennon, Turning the Diamond: Exploring George Herbert’s Images of Prayer.
“Bible”: FROM THE BOSOM OF THE SON TO THE BOSOM OF THE FATHER: Pondering the Feast Day of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist
This year I participated in the midnight and morning Christmas services at our parish church. I read the Gospel from St. Luke at the first service and heard a sermon on the Gospel from St.…
THE EMPTY TOMB: SACRAMENT OF THE MATERIAL GOD
The Empty Tomb stands at the head of the Easter season as a remembrance that the Resurrection life – Jesus’ and ours – can be entered only by the gate of the body’s death. Jesus did not just…
SHAZAM! HEY, UNTO YOU A CHILD IS BORN!
One of our family’s favorite Christmas activities is reading Barbara Robinson’s wonderful story, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. It tells of how some ragamuffin children called the Herdmans…