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As 2015 begins we offer you the opportunity to find out what others are reading (and even recommending) so that you can purchase a copy for your own reading, learning, or leisure. St. Hugh's is participating as an Amazon Associate. By clicking on links here (and elsewhere on our site) you will be transported to Amazon. Place your orders as you normally do and be assured that in the background (if you started from here, that is) St. Hugh's will be receiving a percentage of your purchase (varies according to what you order).
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Paul Kowalewski will be the Celebrant and Preacher at St. Hugh's on Sundays August 23rd and 30th, 2015
Many people today, living amidst the complexities and chaos of the 21st century, find themselves on a journey searching for deeper truths in life. With an increasing reliance on technology and decreasing dependence on connection with each other, life can oftentimes feel lonely and isolated as if lived in a vast, unknown wilderness. With the desert of the Coachella Valley in Southern California as a backdrop, this book tells some of the stories of one man's life's journey as he seeks to find a way in the wilderness. The reader is invited into this fiercely beautiful desert to walk the wilderness trails of its barren terrain. In the shadows of the mountains, under a baking sun and brilliant moonlight skies, the author shares a mosaic of his reflections and personal stories, providing fresh new insights into some of the age-old questions about good and evil, sin and forgiveness, doubt and faith, hope and death. Throughout each of the stories told, the author, a spiritual pilgrim, himself, and life-long follower of the Christian path, weaves together the common threads of wisdom found in the many diverse faith traditions, that we might develop a shared language and serve as guides for each other. Regardless of whatever path you have chosen or are yet to choose, whether you are connected to a church or left a church, or were never part of any organized religion; this book is offered as a helpful guide for finding our way together in the wilderness. ~Amazon.com |
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This is the book referenced in the homily on 8/16/15 as we read from 1 Kings 3.
Only through learning to hear with our hearts tuned closely to God can we discern how we should find our way through the crowded and confusing thickets of our lives. In Hearing with the Heart, popular writer and retreat leader Debra Farrington leads you through a gentle process for discovering how to invite God's presence into every aspect of your daily life. Her story-filled discussions of key practices such as prayer, meditation, reading and reflection, and attentiveness to your body, your studies, and your relationships with your friends and family, help you discover how to be open to discerning God's will. Filled with a wealth of exercises, guidelines, and tools, Hearing with the Heart gives you the practical help you need to bring you closer to God. As you put these suggestions into practice you will find yourself opening more and more to God's infinite possibilities for you. ~Amazon.com |
Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus by (Presiding Bishop-elect) Michael Curry. Click the image to order.
“We need some Christians who are as crazy as the Lord. Crazy enough to love like Jesus, to give like Jesus, to forgive like Jesus, to do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with God— like Jesus. Crazy enough to dare to change the world from the nightmare it often is into something close to the dream that God dreams for it. And for those who would follow him, those who would be his disciples, those who would live as and be the people of the Way? It might come as a shock, but they are called to craziness.” —from Bishop Curry’s “Crazy Christians” address to the 2012 General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Indianapolis
“We need some Christians who are as crazy as the Lord. Crazy enough to love like Jesus, to give like Jesus, to forgive like Jesus, to do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with God— like Jesus. Crazy enough to dare to change the world from the nightmare it often is into something close to the dream that God dreams for it. And for those who would follow him, those who would be his disciples, those who would live as and be the people of the Way? It might come as a shock, but they are called to craziness.” —from Bishop Curry’s “Crazy Christians” address to the 2012 General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Indianapolis
 
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A People Called Episcopalians: A Brief Introduction to Our Way of Life, Revised Edition. Click the image to order.
On Sunday, 3/8/15, I made reference to this book by John H Westerhoff, III (an Episcopal priest and teacher). It is an accurate introduction to being an Episcopalian. ~dan |
 
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Anne Lamott is one of my favorite authors. The joy of the Gospel (a phrase the current Pope likes to use) shines through her works. I'm currently reading (and enjoying) Small Victories. ~Father Dan
The first book I read by Anne Lamott--Traveling Mercies—is still a favorite (you may want to read that one, too, if you haven't already) |
 
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Joyce Rupp is a member of the Servite Sisters (The Servants of Mary), and an author sure to evoke a response from you. With many others I consider her a "spiritual midwife." ~dan
This book is useful for daily reading and meditation. It opens the many (and ancient) names of God. It is one of those books that you can open to any page and, if you're ready for surprise and delight, you will be rewarded. |
