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Elaine Breckenridge

Gratitude: Thanks and Praise

by Christine Sine November 24, 2022

By Elaine Breckenridge There are signs of gratitude and thanksgiving everywhere I go. Literally. One can find the word ‘grateful’ on any number of plaques sold in home improvement departments. Recently I …

November 24, 2022

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Responses to The Wonder of Rain

by Christine Sine November 8, 2022

Last week, Christine wrote in her Meditation Monday post about the wonder of rain and how the act of walking in the rain can become a moment to come closer …

November 8, 2022

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Samhain: Celtic Winter Begins

by Melissa Taft October 27, 2022

by Elaine Breckenridge Winter is upon us. According to the ancient Celtic calendar, winter begins November 1. It makes sense to me to mark the beginning of winter in November …

October 27, 2022

Saints

St Francis

by Melissa Taft October 4, 2022

by Elaine Breckenridge, featured photo Dancing Monk Icon by Marcy Hall and © Abbey of the Arts, used with permission Since his death in 1226, and his canonization in 1228, the legacy of …

October 4, 2022

Hospitality

Disguises of God’s Wild Hospitality

by Melissa Taft September 27, 2022

by Elaine Breckenridge. Featured photo and below of a restaurant sign in Galway, Ireland, 2016 A few years ago, I had the fortune to go on a pilgrimage to Ireland. …

September 27, 2022

Holidays Saints

St Aidan

by Melissa Taft August 31, 2022

by Elaine Breckenridge; Photo Credit: Randy OHC, CC BY 2.0 St. Aiden. Holy Cross Monastery Chapel, West Park, New York Happy St. Aiden’s Day! My first introduction to St. Aiden …

August 31, 2022

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God’s Hospitality: Hosting And Guesting

by Melissa Taft August 17, 2022

by Elaine Breckenridge; feature photo by Elaine: “‘EARTHRISE’ Picture taken of my large framed reprint” “Earthrise,” the first known picture of the Earth from the vantage point of the Moon, was …

August 17, 2022

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Transforming a Drainfield

by Melissa Taft July 19, 2022

by Elaine Breckenridge, originally posted on the Circlewood blog The Ecological Disciple here: Practical Earthkeeping: Transforming A Septic Drainfield and More In 2019, my husband, Breck Breckenridge and I moved …

July 19, 2022

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Won’t You Be My Neighbor? A Good Samaritan Reflection

by Melissa Taft July 13, 2022

by Elaine Breckenridge Who doesn’t love the story of the Good Samaritan? As a child, it may have been one the first stories I read in my children’s Bible. If …

July 13, 2022

Holidays Saints

St John the Baptist’s Day

by Melissa Taft June 23, 2022

by Elaine Breckenridge On June 24, Christian churches around the world will mark the holy day of The Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Additionally, St. John’s Day will be …

June 23, 2022

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