Cloister thoughts...
When Lloyd Douglas, author of The Robe, was a university student, he lived in a boarding house. The story is told that downstairs on the...
Towards the Throne of Grace
The season of Lent is a time of “bright sadness.” We spend forty days in preparation and reflection, in a penitent posture, with our...
From Doubt to Faith
Life is a journey that is full of surprises. We plan and prepare as best we can, but life can throw us a curve and the unexpected finds...
Christ the Lord is Risen Today!
Every year around Easter, my children and I watch a Walt Disney Productions Silly Symphonies called “Funny Little Bunnies.” The short is...
Easter Ears and Eyes
The resurrection story never gets too familiar for my ears to hear. Even now in the third week of Easter, I still find myself in awe that...
Cloister Thoughts
Although the Gospels vary significantly in the ways that they tell the story of the life and ministry of Jesus, nowhere do those...
Prepare!
This week marks the halfway point on our journey with Christ through the season of Lent. Our journey began on Ash Wednesday with the...
Cloister Thoughts
He ascended! What does that mean? Jesus was loved so much that possibly there were followers that wanted to cling to him, to hold tightly...
Living the Easter Promise
What a glorious Easter we shared at Hayes Barton! The beautiful weather, the birds singing at the Sunrise Service, the celebratory sounds...
Cloister Thoughts
The hoopla has died down and we are back to our old ways and our old routines. That’s what we usually do when the excitement fades. The...
