Mary, by St H member, Peggiann Jones In today’s Lenten blog, Rev. Judith Liro, explores how prayer beads and the connection they bring to Mary, mother of Jesus, can bring us comfort. Today I want to focus on the comfort to be found in praying with beads. We have a need to be soothed and …
“This is what it means to say Scripture is sacred and inspired. It’s not that every word is a law that must be followed or that every word was dictated from above. It simply means that the Holy Spirit speaks to us in and through these stories.” — Rev. Judith Liro
Today, the Rev. Judith Liro, founding priest of St Hildegard’s explains how she takes the ancient tradition of praying with the Roman Catholic rosary and makes it come alive for herself with new language. The image above is from https://wayoftherose.org/sample-page/ “In the circle (of a Roman Catholic rosary) there are five large beads with ten …
“Within our community we’ve been longing for a shared practice that is Hildegardian and organic, a dance with Spirit and traditional form resonating with our life up to now and fitting our new reality of being dispersed across many time zones. Perhaps praying with beads together in a Hildegardian way could enhance our healing container …
https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2022/02/21/episcopalians-explore-embrace-green-burial-as-a-final-act-to-care-for-creation/ From the article by BY HEATHER BEASLEY DOYLE, see link above for full article” Episcopalians are helping to shape the future of funeral practices as people increasingly consider the economic and environmental costs of typical American burials, while also seeking to reconnect with the circular nature of life and death in the natural world.” …
Sister Helena Marie is St. Hildegard’s community chaplain. I thought I would share a 2014 video of her speaking of her spiritual journey. It is also where Rev. Judith Liro met Sister Helena Marie and the rest is history. Blessings never cease.
Please join us as Alisa Carr leads us in our new season; The Season of Mary Magdalene Anointed and Healed. We will worship, reflect and pray into this season for five sundays in a row starting July 11th at 4:30 pm central time. You can join us two ways; online via zoom and in person. …
Pauli Murray’s Feast Day in the Episcopal Church July 1 We at St. Hildegard’s have been exploring and celebrating Pauli Murray’s Contemporary Saint Day for two Sundays, and July 4 will be the second Sunday we experience together Pauli’s life struggle.On June 27, we heard of Pauli’s childhood in North Carolina as they grew up …
St. Hildegard’s is an intentional, contemplative/active community in Austin, Texas. We are currently in provisional status to become a recognized faith community in the Episcopal church. The whole of our life—our liturgies, music, retreats and the community itself, as well as our Servant Leadership School—is the primary justice ministry we offer to all who are seeking. …
Beloved Community2nd Sunday, November 15, 2020 We are grateful for our community, as the Thanksgiving Address so simply and comprehensively embodies. In the quote by Martin Luther King Jr., we hear a simple truth: We live in a universe whose structure is relationships. Through the lives of plants and animals, and through the interactions of people …
