“Holed Up for a Year, I Hope…” Holy Week blog post from Janie Piemonte It has been more than a year since the pandemic shutdown began and if I am being completely honest, I have fared extremely well throughout, unlike many others. But I don’t think anybody comes out of this experience unscathed. Do you watch…
I love wrestling with angels. I love the give and take of a good argument. I love finding those places in life where you can let your hair down without a filter. I love nothing better than a relaxed, honest, genuine and kind conversation. Tinged with humor, God’s greatest gift. And having reached “the age…
February is my birthday month. The last day of the shortest month of the year to be exact. Born in a year divisible by five, I am not a leap-year baby. On February 28, I will turn one 6 shy of 666. I am just now entering the latter half of my seventh decade upon…
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He told me, “I have built a life that is perfectly balanced. I’m like a trained seal. I’m standing on a rubber ball, with a tray on my flipper, stacked with porcelain plates and cups. If I make a move in any direction, it’ll all come tumbling down.” * * * My family moved to…
Regardless of how historic this past year has been, I didn’t keep a quarantine journal. What would have been the point? Every day was exactly like the last one: a few thousand more Americans dead and nowhere for the living to go. While my family, and general situation, were fine, I still had lingering blue…
For email posts, click here to watch online. It is that time again. Over the river and through the woods! Family expectations. Time honored traditions. The busiest travel day of the year. Black Friday. Macy’s Day Parade. The kickoff to the holidays. Just how are we going to do Thanksgiving this year? Thanksgiving in a…
Half past eleven on Sunday mornings, Emmanuel continues to gather for coffee hour like clockwork. Instead of small groups catching up with one another in the parish hall, we gather as one on Zoom. Regulars, newcomers, couples, singles, Boomers, Gen-X, a few Millennials, and even a sprinkling of little ones from Gen-Z. No matter what…
NOTE: Apologies! The editor published this post prior to final corrections being made. Please, discard the previous and read this one! A couple years ago, I was delighted to be invited to help lead an Employee Resource Group called ForWARD (For Women’s Advancement, Recognition and Development) at my company General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT). You can imagine that…
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When I read the gospel for today, the story of a panicked Peter, sinking beneath the waves and his Lord who calmed his storm, brought to mind a short story I read a long, long time ago in high school: John Cheever’s The Angel of the Bridge. It is the story of a phobic fellow deathly afraid of…
I have always been a Mary and not much of a Martha. This is not so much a matter of theology as it is a matter of biology. And as the lesser feast day of Mary and Martha of Bethany is celebrated on July 29th, this seems a good time to reflect on their story. I previously posted this…
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