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A Good Friday Reflection
“We glory in your cross, O Lord, and praise and glorify your holy resurrection; for by virtue of your cross joy has come to the whole world. May God be merciful to us and bless us, show us the light of his countenance, and come to us. Let your ways be known upon earth,your saving Read more
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The Crucifixion by St. John of the Cross
This drawing was made by St. John of the Cross, probably between 1574 and 1577. He was praying in a loft overlooking the sanctuary at the Monastery of the Incarnation in Avila, Spain. He received a vision and then sketched what he had beheld. One wonders if this might be the Father’s view of the Read more
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Growing in Prayer: The Holy Week Lectures of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has offered three Holy Week lectures on Growing in Prayer as follows: Lecture 1: The Early Church Lecture 2: Reformers, Catholic and Protestant; and Lecture 3: The Quest for God in the Modern Age. All three lectures are available on the Archbishop’s website. Read more
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We Need Each Other’s Feet – A Maundy Thursday Reflection
The Proper Liturgy for Maundy Thursday – perhaps more than any other liturgy of the year – is about intimacy, revealed in dinner and a bath. Intimacy is the reason many show up to this liturgy. It is also the reason many more do not. Intimacy is the reason a few will wash and be Read more
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A Share with the Bishop
Today my Bishop gathered with his six priests of the Western Convocation of our diocese to celebrate the Holy Eucharist. That in itself is not too unusual. He is pastoral, caring, and available to his clergy. Today, however, was different. After the liturgy of the word and a homily he got down on his knees Read more
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My name is Mike Marsh. I am a priest of the Episcopal Church. I retired from active parish ministry in 2025 after serving twenty-two years in The Episcopal Diocese of West Texas.
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