Episcopal Relief and Development Lenten Devotional Focuses on Hunger, Healing
Episcopal Relief & Development’s tenth annual Lenten Meditations booklets are now available in English and Spanish. PDF booklets and other Lenten resources can be found on Episcopal Relief & Development’s […]
The Vision of Jesus’ Transfiguration, The Transfiguration – 2007
[…] of these versions on the last Sunday of Epiphany each year before we go into Lent. We are given Lukeâs version every year on this day, the Feast of the […]
Reclaiming Jesus Leaders Call Nation to Repentance
As many in the Christian faith begin to observe Lent, the Reclaiming Jesus elders are renewing their call to Christians to remain steadfast in their faith and engage with the […]
Rhythms of Prayer: Lenten Meditation, 3/7/2013
Daniel 6:10-16 By: Margaret Ellsworth Photo By Aaron Wolpert Last year for Lent, I didn’t give something up, but took something on instead: praying the Daily Office. That is, I set […]
Good News in the Ashes, Ash Wednesday – 2015
[…] It’s more than just habit or duty – somehow more than just the beginning of Lent. What we say and what we do on this special Wednesday has power. A […]
Pass the syrup — it’s Shrove Tuesday!
[…] a day of indulging in the rich, fatty foods that were traditionally abstained from during Lent. Making pancakes was a way to use up butter, milk, sugar and eggs before […]
EPPN reflections to focus on the culture of violence
For so many of us, Lent is a period of time we set aside to reflect on our understanding of the meaning of our lives and our role in joining […]
Ash Wednesday Sermon
We stand at the beginning of Lent, reminded that we are dust and that we shall return to dust at the last. The people of Haiti know something about […]
Finding our way
[…] both sides of the road. Carved pumpkins sat on some of the doorsteps, and chrysanthemums lent a blaze of autumn color. In the midst of this tranquil setting, what most […]
2019 Ash Wednesday Devotion
[…] Reverend Carl Walter Wright My dear Chaplain Colleagues: As we enter the sacred Season of Lent 2019, please allow me a few very personal words. I come to this time […]
Join the Journey: Webinar explores ways to participate in The Good Book Club
[…] the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles during the liturgical seasons of Lent and Easter 2018. Led by Forward Movement, the Good Book Club readings begin the […]
Ash Wednesday Marks the Beginning…, Ash Wednesday – 2003
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. On “Fat Tuesday,” or Shrove Tuesday, we (at least symbolically!) use up all the rich foods in our houses to ready ourselves for […]
Lenten Devotional Focuses on Hunger, Healing
Episcopal Relief & Development’s tenth annual Lenten Meditations booklets are now available in English and Spanish. PDF booklets and other Lenten resources can be found on Episcopal Relief & Development’s website at www.er-d.org/Lent, and […]
What Else Do We Need to Know?, Great Vigil of Easter (C) – 2010
[…] What else do we need to shout? Nothing! Nothing at all. Our 40 days of Lent are over. We have prepared ourselves with prayer and fasting. We have prayed for […]
Listening for God, Last Sunday in Epiphany (C) – 2016
[…] sorts, as the liturgical calendar moves from the season after Epiphany to the season of Lent. Our praise-filled shouts of “Alleluia!” will give way to Lent’s solemn petition, “Lord have […]
Featured Resource
[…] Featured Resources A Year in the Way of Love Amid a rapidly changing and turbu lent world, the church can often lose sight of its reason for existing. Long-established traditions […]
So. How Do You Feel…, Easter Day (A) – 2011
[…] So. How do you feel? In the words of the Easter Vigil, “now that our Lenten observance is ended,” are you greeting with great joy and enthusiasm the Paschal mystery, […]
Connecting Advocates on Violence Against Indigenous Women through the Lens of the Doctrine of Discovery
[…] greet you from my heart. As we approach Easter and springtime amidst the many various Lenten disciplines I’m sure you have devoted yourself to, I pray you and your loved […]
A Lenten Message
For many of us Lent is a dreary and lugubrious season to be filled with self-discipline, and self-scrutiny, only to be relieved by the alleluias of Easter. And yet, one […]
Image Galleries
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