Category Archives: Blessings

House Blessing for Epiphany (The Chalking of the Door)    Since the 6th century, it has been traditional in the Western Church to perform a house blessing on the Feast…

Dear Parishioners of Christ Church, Do you love being part of something greater than yourself? Do you like positive collaborations all while having fun and learning at the same time?…

One of the most striking memories of my childhood is one of horror. I was somewhere between five and eight years old. Maybe less, maybe more. It’s one of those…

Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;  For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow  Die not, poor Death, nor…

Recent storms have created a small aperture in the shroud of summer. This 19th-century poem, written by the Jesuit priest, Gerard Manley Hopkins, ends with a plea that resonates deeply…