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Episcopal Priest. Ignatian Spirituality. Husband. Dad. Futbol Aficionado. Runner. Slytherin. he/él 🇨🇴🇨🇦🇪🇸🇺🇸🕯️⚓️📕
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Thank for sharing.
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Thank you.
I will check on this.
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A good decision? A just decision? A loving decision? A faith decision?
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If you know someone involved in chaplaincy or spiritual care for detained immigrants - anywhere in the country - would you be willing to help connect me with them? There is a team working on building a network to share resources and wisdom.
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I always loved being in Downtown Austin doing ashes to go.
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Bonus: We got to pray for MySSW (Seminary of the Southwest) in the Prayers of the People. 🙏🙌🏻⚓️
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And then, above us on the wall, there was Baby Jesus, hands raised in the orans posture, joining us in offering the prayers to the Father. A sacred, humbling reminder that in every act of worship, heaven and earth embrace.
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Thank you.
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I love to hear that. Thank you for sharing.
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Learn more: nvintergroup.org/meetings/ale...
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While I love that they always have coffee & cake, I just enjoy learning with them. Big Book study helps me be a better Christian, a more loving spouse, parent & priest. It deepens my humility, strengthens my confidence amid struggles, and reminds me to trust in the boundless love and mercy of God.
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Father David preached a powerful sermon- part of a 12-week series on the 12 Steps and the power of God - focusing on Step 5: Confession. The church, adorned with stunning icons, resonated with beautiful singing and heartfelt worship, offering exactly what my heart needed.
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Our Lady’s Altar.
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God has kept us, is keeping us, and will keep us forever. The former things have passed. God declares new things. Let us step forward in hope-filled joy.
Absalom Jones, pray for us.
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We are the heirs of that assurance. We walk in the endurance of Absalom Jones. With him, we proclaim: oppression does not have the final word. “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” (Ps 30:5).
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Jones knew oppression & persecution - yet he also knew the amazing grace and hope-filled joy that defied despair. In God’s love, he found vertical assurance for horizontal endurance.
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The First Lesson for his feast reminds us of this hope:
"To open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners... from the prison those who sit in darkness...See, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of them." (Isaiah 42:5-9)
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From the pulpit, he proclaimed the Gospel’s call to liberation, working tirelessly for abolition and the full dignity of Black Americans. His life was a beacon of hope.
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Their vision gave birth to the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in 1794 - a sanctuary of dignity and joy for Black Christians. Jones was ordained a deacon in 1795 and a priest in 1802.
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Gaining his freedom in 1784, he refused to let oppression define him. When St. George’s Methodist sought to silence Black worshipers, he and Richard Allen walked out.
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Born into slavery in Delaware, Jones rose from bondage to become the first Black Episcopal priest in the US - a living testament to the liberating power of God’s grace.
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Priest’s Handbook says you can also use incense or holy water.
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Thank you.
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Prayers ascending.
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May we, like Bishop Harris, have the courage to witness to hope and joy. May we be bold in love, steadfast in justice, and faithful in action.
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These words inspire me. In this moment, in this season, they call to us with urgency. A reminder that the Spirit lifts us - not for grandeur - but so we might lift others: the poor, the sick, the marginalized, the weary.
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One of my favorite quotes from Bishop Harris echoes in my heart today: "I love the church because the church has proven time after time that she can rise to new heights and be more than she has been."
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Because of her work, witness, power, and boundless grace, the Church is more welcoming, affirming, and inclusive. She helped widen the door, enlarge the tent, and deepen our capacity to serve with joy.
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At the core of good spiritual conversation are two essential practices: active listening and speaking from the heart. When we embrace these, our conversations become more than dialogue - they become encounters with the divine.
St. Scholastica of Nursia, pray for us.
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This approach honors the unseen stirrings of the heart, recognizing that something holy unfolds in the space between speaker and listener.
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Good spiritual conversations demand more than merely hearing words; they call for deep attentiveness - an act of reverence, a sacred hospitality that welcomes the other just as they are.
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