golden eggs and kissed hands
I love the crazy-wonderful golden hue on these Easter eggs made by me and my pal Steve. We were shopping for lunch one day and found ourselves standing in…
grass and walls
Walls and green grass are a comfort in a frantic, over caffeinated life, so full of demands. We walk this way only once. The grass under our feet so…
our cell and our hard-drive space
Anthony of Egypt is a saint of the 4th century who went off into the dessert in order to be alone with God. Many consider him a founder of what…
creativity and vulnerability
As we begin the process of unfolding the Art of Hosting Meaningful Conversation practice within the cathedral community, I am thinking a lot about authentic conversations between humans in which…
warm angel-cloth
The empty coffin in the Easter icon of the Myrrh-bearing Women holds in its center, this coffin from which Jesus has emerged to be and bring life to the world.…
when the plans change and God kisses us
When we come to the empty tomb, we have a choice to make. We have come with an expectation and God has turned upside-down our expectations by doing something miraculous. …
the Mother and the Angel,…again
The angel holds her staff of authority lightly at the empty tomb; like a feather pen, not a hammer, nor a policeman's club. And with the other hand he blesses…
innocence, Easter and joy
In the biblical myth of Cain and Abel in Genesis, Adam and Eve have two children. Cain is the first human born on the planet as the teaching-story unfolds. …
crash helmets in Easter
On the left of Jesus as we look at the Easter Icon are (front to back) John the Baptist who is not only the forerunner of Jesus in life, but…
trampling down death
In the version of the Troparion which our churches sing are these words: Christ is risen from the dead, Trampling down death by death, And upon those in the tombs…