Why I Give to RevGalBlogPals – #GivingTuesday2018

Giving Tuesday 2018 is here, and I have already named in my mind and heart the organizations I will support on this day. For some, I will write and mail checks. It makes me happy that others make it wonderfully simply to give on-line.  Yes, on Giving Tuesday, 2018, I will make an on-line gift… Read More

Friday Prayer: Sobriety

Holy Parent- Look with kindness and mercy on your beloved children who are wrestling with sobriety and freedom from addictions. We pour out our appeal for those who are in their first year, day, hour, minute of hope. We ask for you to give them strength and renewed courage. We lift up those around them… Read More

Ask the Matriarch: Clergy Self-Care Tune-Up

How about a refresher on clergy self-care? A week and a half before Holy Week may find many of us overwhelmed or overdone. One of our clergy colleagues tells it like it is: Dear Matriarchs: When you get so exhausted physically, emotionally, and even a bit spiritually, it’s hard to find the energy for self… Read More