by The Rev’d Lisa Fortuna, M.D. My grandmother, Tomasa, a devout Catholic all of her life would often say to me—you know Iwas clearly named after St. Thomas. “You need to show me things”, she would say. “I am notalways going to believe something just because someone tells me so, not even the priest or …
by Michael Haines, member of Saint John’s I had long wanted to give an icon of Our Lady to St. John’s in memory of my parents and of my dear friend, Father Lawrence Walker. Another friend was taking classes with Aleksander Kharon, a very well-known iconographer. I was told the Kharon would be the best …
I’m wonderfully distracted today, looking out the window, marveling at the sheer lifeforce of all the wildflowers on display. I see California poppies and yellow pansies everywhere. Spring is here and I want to go outside! But more than that, honestly, I want to go inside, to someplace other than my own house and be …
by Liz Specht– As you’ve read about El Porvenir’s work with Nicaraguan villagers, have you wondered how those people manage? – with water from a stream, no indoor plumbing, cookstoves that burn smoky wood (or worse)? How have they managed to be cheerful, loving and creative, to dig wells and latrine pits, to care for …
I’ve had several conversations with folks who are wrestling with how to get into the right spiritual “head space” for Lent this year. More than one of you has said to me, “I feel like we’ve been in Lent for a year!” I’m still thinking about our Ash Wednesday service at St. John’s, of the …