Starlings in Winter – May 27, 2022
…Ah, world, what lessons you prepare for us, even in the leafless winter,even in the ashy city.I am thinking nowof grief, and of getting past it; I feel my bootstrying to leave the ground,I feel my heartpumping hard. I want to think again of dangerous and noble things.I want to be light and frolicsome.I want […]
Fishing for Delight
When the call went out for writers for this season of Inward/Outward, I was more focused on my very busy schedule than on the assigned Gospel readings for each week. Picking a week when I thought that I would have time and energy to write, I hadn’t even looked at the text until early this […]
Uprooted
In the fall before the pandemic hit, I planted a small Leyland cypress tree by the door to the driveway. Evergreen and fast-growing, it has thrived and is now amazingly beautiful — 12 feet tall, lushly branched, and fragrant. A cause for rejoicing, this exultant cypress has daily been an icon of strength and possibility for […]
Callings – Recovery Café DC, New at Potter’s House, Dayspring Reopening, CoS Books Special + More
Callings – Winter 2021 The issue of Callings for this Winter starts off with an update about Recovery Café DC and their exciting new building in development in Ward 8. Marjory notes the new mailing address for CoS while the Festival Center is under renovation, and Nat Reid joyfully shares news from Dayspring about “Reopening Retreat.” Staff members of […]
