Tag Archives: maggie ross

Voice in the Wilderness: Let Us Pray

Posted on 11 September 2011 by

        — For the 3,000 people killed on 9/11 and those who killed them — For more than 50,000 people killed in Afghanistan since 9/11 — For more than 2,000,000 people killed in Iraq since 9/11 — … Continue reading →

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In spite of which, we call this Friday "good"

Posted on 8 April 2009 by

Good Friday presents us with a stark duality—human power revealed as hostile to meaning and hope, and divine meaning and hope exposed as completely vulnerable to human power…. … that silence is the beginning of a global renewal: it is … Continue reading →

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Saint Lucy’s Day

Posted on 13 December 2008 by

A NOCTURNAL UPON ST. LUCY’S DAY, BEING THE SHORTEST DAY. by John Donne ‘TIS the year’s midnight, and it is the day’s, Lucy’s, who scarce seven hours herself unmasks ; The sun is spent, and now his flasks Send forth … Continue reading →

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New links!

Posted on 10 September 2008 by

Have I mentioned Anglican solitary Maggie Ross before?  In the 1980s and 1990s, she wrote several wonderful books on the liturgical year, solitary life, and the theology of priesthood which are now, I say joyfully, back in print and available … Continue reading →

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