BISHOP MARIANN’S WRITINGS
The Holy Work of Remembering
This is a big anniversary year for many congregations in our diocese. I’ve been part of three milestone celebrations already this month and more are on the calendar. I love looking through old photographs and hearing our people speak of what their congregations have meant to them across generations.
La Santa Obra de Recordar
Este es un año de grandes aniversarios para muchas congregaciones de nuestra diócesis. Ya he participado en tres celebraciones importantes este mes y hay más en el calendario. Me encanta ver fotografías antiguas y escuchar a nuestra gente hablar de lo que sus congregaciones han significado para ellos a lo largo de generaciones.
The Questions Patiently Waiting for You
I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in...
¿Dónde te encuentras en el arco de tu vida?
He pasado parte de estos primeros días de septiembre preparándome para dirigirme a una reunión de jóvenes adultos de EDOW sobre el tema “Practicar el discernimiento: Una conversación sobre la vida y la fe”. Qué regalo, a medida que el ritmo de vida se acelera, reflexionar sobre cómo tomamos las decisiones verdaderamente importantes en la vida, por no hablar de la miríada de pequeñas decisiones que establecen hábitos y dan forma a nuestro carácter.
Where Are You in the Arc of Your Life?
I’ve spent part of these early September days preparing to address a gathering of EDOW young adults on the topic of “Practicing Discernment: A Conversation about Life and Faith.” What a gift, as the pace of life picks up, to reflect on how we make the truly important decisions in life, not to mention the myriad of small ones that establish habits and shape our character.
What Kind of Guest Are You? And What Kind of Host?
Last Friday evening my mother and I were having dinner at an outdoor restaurant, and we couldn’t help but hear some of the conversation between a young man and an older couple, possibly his grandparents, sitting at the table next to us. They had been there for some time before we arrived, clearly enjoying a multi-course meal.
¿Qué clase de invitado eres? ¿Y qué clase de anfitrión?
El pasado viernes por la noche, mi madre y yo estábamos cenando en un restaurante al aire libre y no pudimos evitar escuchar parte de la conversación entre un joven y una pareja mayor, posiblemente sus abuelos, sentados en la mesa de al lado.
This Treasure in Clay Jars
Good morning, Christ Church, Georgetown. It’s an honor to be with you on this beautiful June morning and on such a wonderful occasion in the life of this congregation and the lives of those of you who are to be Confirmed or Received into The Episcopal Church. A special welcome to family and friends here to support you, and to all guests.
Establecer una Intención para el Verano
Para los que vivimos en el hemisferio norte, el verano es una estación en sí misma: tres meses de luz solar prolongada que altera drásticamente nuestro sentido del tiempo. En el calendario cristiano, nuestros meses de verano coinciden con lo que la Iglesia Episcopal llama simplemente Después de Pentecostés, y que nuestros amigos Católicos Romanos describen más poéticamente como Tiempo Ordinario.
Setting a Summer Intention
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, summer is a season unto itself: three months of extended sunlight that dramatically alters our sense of time. In the Christian calendar, our summer months coincide with what the Episcopal Church simply calls After Pentecost, and that our Roman Catholic friends describe more poetically as Ordinary Time.
