Stepping out on faith ...

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... and remembering who is in control

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Tags: ambiguity, confidence, control, faith, fear, generosity, god, hope, trust

Walking the way ...

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This past Sunday, St. Margaret’s kicked off its Stewardship Campaign, “Walking the Way.” As part of the campaign, we have distributed information packets that include a pledge card. You will be seeing guest blog posts from our parishioners here on this blog. There...

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Tags: stones, path, stewardship, walking, way, promises, spiritual, god, prayer, beads, tools, love

With these hands . . .

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When I was ordained as a priest, the bishop anointed my hands. The bishop explained to me that my hands would be used by God for the work of ministry. At the time, I thought about various ways my hands might be used – for consecrating the Eucharist, for blessing the people, for baptizing...

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Tags: hands, healing, words, control, grateful, vocation, fierce, emotion, nurse, visit, eucharist, bishop, embrace

Shaking up normal …

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I grew up in the rural South, where there was not a whole lot of diversity.  Though I knew about the Jewish faith, I did not really know any practicing Jewish people growing up.  It wasn’t until adulthood that I became friends with a practicing Jewish person.  She took me to...

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Tags: faith, tradition, easter, christmas, rosh hashanah, jewish, christian, hebrew, south, rural