When I visit parishioners in a rehabilitation center or nursing home, there is often a roommate in the bed next to theirs. (Not in hospitals – these days, almost all hospital rooms are for one person.) These double rooms always have two televisions and usually, both televisions are on. On different channels! Still, the two […]
Archives for February 2014
Vigils, or Lying Awake in The Middle of The Night
February 18, 2014 by
Dedicated to all the adults I know who, especially as they grow older, struggle to sleep through the night, including myself. Vigils, from the Latin vigilia, “wakefulness”: a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching, the monastic night office. Part of adulthood, it seems is waking up at 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. and […]
Subdivision Winter Wonderland 
February 14, 2014 by
Ducks! Rabbit and dog tracks in the yard, and lots of scattered bird seed. View from my church office window. (Cross-shaped w/ little cross prism on the ledge)
On Clergy Health 
February 3, 2014 by
A piece I wrote for a seminary blog about clergy health, that knowing the answer to the question: “What kind of pastor/priest are you?” is important for wellness. Click here to read.
XC Skiing in the Park
February 3, 2014 by
I bought these skis when I lived in Massachusetts, fifteen years ago. I used to cross country ski in the Berkshires where I lived all the time each winter. Up and down the gentle hills, around trees, in the big quiet of the New England woods. Not so many hills or woods around here. But the […]
