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Ash Wednesday — An Invitation to Embrace Spiritual Growth growth intention ritual spiritual journey spirituality Feb 02, 2024

Ash Wednesday is the liturgical service that kicks off the season of Lent.  And, like so many of our liturgical expressions, its meaning and purpose has become obfuscated by an institutional perspecti...

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Realizing the Sacraments growth liturgy ritual sacraments spiritual journey spirituality Jun 02, 2023

The previous blog post where I addressed the essence of ritual inspired me to continue in that vein of thought and address the fundamental component of ritual within the church — the sacraments.  The ...

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Ritual — Absurd or Awe-Inspiring? ritual spiritual intelligence May 13, 2023

Last Saturday I, like 14 million other people, watched the coronation of King Charles III.  Although I had never witnessed a coronation, the service struck me as appropriate and obvious.  I know from ...

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