Theological Essays, Devotionals, and Spiritual Naval-Gazing
A week ago, something truly and deeply random happened to me. I was featured in an article in the local paper. I thought it was just going to be in the Sewickley Herald, but the paper copy Barb W. saved for me is from the “Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.” You can read the article here. (The best … More In the Post
Last, but not least, after an inordinate wait, comes the simplest pattern in the Liturgical Year series: an infinity scarf based quite clearly on the liturgical year calendar itself. When I was young, at one point I acquired a circular calendar of the liturgical year. It had a box, distorted to sit as part of … More Behind the Design: Ordo
Dear Cyril[la]: Things are going pretty well, I think, for you and I. It’s hard to tell, with the way you flee from ultrasound and doppler, but you’re in there, and you’re healthy. An anterior placenta makes it awfully tricky, but I think I can tell the difference between your little prods and a bit … More Note for a Baby
When I first conceived the idea of the Pentecost Mystery Knit-Along shawl, it already had a name in my mind: Seretha. That’s the name it has on all my pattern drafts, it’s the name of the shawl I made, and it’s the name of its recipient. I changed the formal name of the pattern to … More On The Art of Friendship
As I’ve said before, some patterns are born full-formed from the mind; some are vague ideas that come to fruition after extensive research… and some are inherited. From yourself. Back when I first started knitting intensely, when I believed that there was never any need to buy anything but the cheapest available option of a … More Behind the Design: Ordinary Time
So… I kinda have writer’s block. Or blogger’s reluctance. Or… my life is only half baked anyway, so how am I supposed to write about SPIRITUAL things when I can’t even figure out what I’m having for dinner? I set out, about three weeks ago, to write about calling. In this series on the Holy Spirit, I … More On Calling
The story behind these gloves is a simple one. I was sitting around, I don’t remember if it was on a Tuesday night at Starbucks or just hanging out at work, but I was chatting with Barb about something or other. I really don’t remember how the subject came up – whether I was talking … More Behind the Design: Father Joseph
Yesterday, Old Economy Village was open for free for a big antique car rally. I don’t care much about antique cars, but any chance to see Old Economy for free is a treat I try to take. The place is full of inspiration, a living testament to the potential power of human community, and reeking … More On Community
The Holy Spirit – or, since it’s a name, you can leave off the article and call the third person of the Trinity “Holy Spirit” – is, by definition, very hard to pin down. Mom used to say to us, when we were kids, that if we got a really good idea, and we … More On the Spirit
I kept trying two weeks ago to write a good summary post about Pentecost, and it was coming out dry and boring. So I wrote a post about fire instead. Then I went to church on Pentecost, and Fr. Rod preached an excellent sermon that captured everything I wanted to say and more, and said … More A Primer on Pentecost
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