Today, we’re meditating on holiness with Saint Matthias. He’s a lesser-known saint and a lesser-known apostle, in fact–in many ways, the lucky number 13. Saint Matthias is such a marginal figure in our imagination that even his feast has been moved around like a box of old books. Today is his traditional feast day, but church
Holy (Re-)Placement | SANCTUS II, Feast of Saint Matthias
Lenten Day of Quiet
Begin your Lent with a Day of Quiet contemplation of what God might be doing in your life. Join a peaceful, beautiful space to relax, pray, stare out the window or at the fire, journal, create art, meditate or try out prayer exercises. Feel free to drop in and out, for as short as 30
It’s Okay to Feel What You Feel
Good morning Christians, seekers, and friends! How are you doing this first Sunday in Lent? This time I ask this not as a nice segue way into my sermon – be nice to the people Ruth Anne so they’ll want to listen—but because in my experience, in the average Christian year, we seem to really
The Bright Sadness of Lent
I awoke Friday night and there was a brightness in our bedroom. Having grown up in Minnesota I realized quickly that it snowed out. Snow on the ground makes everything bright. As a child I used to love that, since a big snow fall, even in Minnesota, sometimes meant that school was canceled. Certainly, here
How Do We Find Holiness? | SANCTUS I, Ash Wednesday
Lent is an invitation into holiness. But surely, we are able to access it at any time. After all, as the Bible tells us in the very first chapter, we are made in the image of God. And The Reverend Doyt often reminds us that, “We are eternal beings.” Ancient theologians like Saint Ephrem the
A Holy Season of Lent
Dear Epiphany, Lord Jesus, Sun of righteousness, shine in our hearts, we pray; dispel the gloom that shades our minds and be to us as day. And it goes on: Give guidance to our wandering ways, forgive us, Lord, our sin; restore us by your loving care to peace and joy within.
Lent as a Season of Consideration
Today is the last Sunday before Lent, and as we enter Lent, I want to encourage you to try the spiritual exercise of consideration. It is probably not a spiritual exercise you are familiar with. I actually sort of made it up, but it seems to fit this time of COVID-19. Consideration. Before we explore
Introducing the Gospel of Mark: 5 Minutes at a Time
I think my attention span has atrophied during the pandemic, or maybe I’m just distracted by all the craziness in the world, or maybe my mind is just wearing out, but irrespective of cause, the reality is that bite-size information input is sometimes just better. And so, for those of you like me, I am
SANCTUS: A Lenten Offering
Wednesdays in Lent | 5:30 pm Click here for the Full YouTube Playlist As part of Epiphany’s ever-expanding communications ministry, we will be offering a unique online contemplative experience during Lent, in partnership with the Young Adult ministry of the Diocese of Olympia. This weekly six-part broadcast will feature audiovisual moments of prayer and reflection