This has been a dark and gloomy week. At least there has been that overtone for me for the last week. It really started the day before Thanksgiving in a text message exchange with my dear friend Janice. Janice has been on the liver transplant for several years due to a rare liver disease that … Continue reading Noticing Light in Advent
I confess that I am having a difficult time writing these days. The negativity of the election and the negativity that has come after the election has sapped me of my writing energy. And yet, maybe this is the most important time to write. Maybe this is the most important time to read and study … Continue reading When Did We See You?
Reflections on voting and following Christ is the topic of my article for Monday. Continue reading The Glimpse of Heaven in Each Person
Here is my article for the week of October 10th. Continue reading Preparing for Thanksgiving
A Prayer from Long Ago By Rev. Alicia Randolph Rapking For the past two weeks I feel as if I have been steeped in prayer. On Sunday, September 18 I began the Upper Room Five Day Academy at St. John xxiii Retreat Center in Charleston, WV. This Five Day Academy was the second one in … Continue reading A Prayer from Long Ago
The article for next week includes thoughts from my summer prayer discipline–knitting wash clothes for the homeless. Continue reading Thoughts at Summers’ End
My article for today’s paper is a reflection of a quote from Thomas Merton. Continue reading What Do They Need?
My article for Monday is a reflection on the Olympics and how the Games can bring out the best in us. Continue reading The Best of Us
St. Meinrad’s Monastery, Indiana, site of 36 hour retreat on the ancient “Jesus Prayer.” On Mercy By Rev. Alicia Randolph Rapking It might have been sometime last fall when I came to the realization that I was thinking about “mercy.” It was during the time when Germany was receiving the greatest influx of Syrian refugees. … Continue reading On Mercy
I find myself thinking about lavender as I sit down to write this article today. I confess that this past week has been a difficult week for my soul. The Parish House/Crosslines has been closed, as we do each year the week of the 4th of July and I had planned to spend the week … Continue reading Lavender Peace and Prayer
prayers of my heart, a collection of articles and writings by C. Alicia Randolph 