Weekly Reflection

“Let it go”: simple counsel that has gained a lot of currency in recent years, and for good reason. It calls on us to release our toxic assets, mostly anger in its various iterations, so we can focus on the…
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We remember. “I remember my sins today”, said Pharaoh’s cupbearer. “Do this in remembrance of me”, said Jesus to his apostles. “Remember the poor”, said the Jerusalem apostles to Paul. Remember. Remembering comes unbidden and unwelcome sometimes: the recollection of…
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Ascension Day is here, forty days following Easter Day. Years ago on Ascension Day I was flying from California to New Jersey to assist in the memorial Eucharist for a parishioner and friend. At 39,000 feet, and grieving, Ascension Day…
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At Grace’s Table Bible study for homeless neighbors this past Saturday, we focused on God’s light as that which “makes (something or someone) manifest”. I asked our guests what “making manifest” means, and one of them replied, “making something real”….
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“There is a small area of land in Asia Minor that is called Armenia, but it is not so. It is not Armenia. It is a place. There are only Armenians, and they inhabit the earth, not Armenia, since there…
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It’s almost impossible to resist writing about spring. It’s spring! Maybe because I’m still a relative newcomer to the area, but the color, delicacy, freshness, variety and sheer joyfulness of nature at this time of year never cease to take…
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We’re marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Billie Holiday this week. For me, and probably for lots of other fans, it’s impossible to think of Billie without thinking of her musical collaborator, tenor saxophonist Lester Young. The collaboration…
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…yields its space today to the mysteries of our redemption; in the breadth of God’s providence these include both the sacred liturgies of Holy Week and the party and fundraiser we call the Friends of Grace Gala. SAVE THE DATE:…
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Some of the consolations of “home” are small, even a little silly. A favorite of mine: feeling my keys in my pocket, knowing that they’ll open the door to our apartment. Others include having a relatively safe place to keep…
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