More on yesterday’s return from Iraq of 140 members of an Indiana National Guard med-evac unit: Sgt. Matt Schwark holds his son Nate, 21 months, for the first time in a year.
Begin with awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church.
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Archive for April, 2008
Evening Prayer 4.30.08: Eve of Ascension
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Morning Prayer 4.30.08
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Lifesavers back home: 140 members of the Indiana National Guard returned yesterday to a hero’s welcome and the love of family and friends. This unit flew 4000 hours of med-evac missions into the heart of Iraq’s danger zones. Above, Staff Sgt. Steve Williams. (The Indianapolis Star)
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Evening Prayer 4.29.08, St. Catherine of Siena
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St. Catherine of Siena, dictating the Dialogue to a monk while in a state of religious ecstasy.
Begin with awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church.
Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57
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Morning Prayer 4.29.08, St. Catherine of Siena
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1746: Catherine of Siena
Holy Spirit, let me be aware of your presence and that of countless others, as together we pray your Divine Office in love.
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Colossians 3:1
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Evening Prayer 4.28.08
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Sen. Barack Obama made a surprise visit to St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Indianapolis yesterday. Sen. Hillary Clinton is expected to return to the state tomorrow. (Danese Kenon/The Indianapolis Star)
Holy Spirit, let me be aware of your presence and that of countless others as together we pray your Divine Office in love.
On this [...]
Morning Prayer 4.28.08
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By a circuitous route (Episcopal Café, Trinity Church Wall Street, Desmond Tutu), we have learned about the Rt. Rev. Trevor Huddleston, South Africa’s best white friend. Maybe he serves as a counterpoint to the seemingly pro-slavery (but also proscriptive) Leviticus passage below.
Holy Spirit, let me be aware of your presence and that of countless others, [...]
