As a minister in Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), I have the privilege of having been ordained for 25 years. In this denomination women have been ordained for well over 100 years. We look back to such women as Melissa Garrett Terrell ordained in 1867, Ellen Grant Gustin and Emi B. Frank ordained in 1873, [...]
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WomenPriests – Ordination in St. Louis
Posted in Loretto Community, Religion, Religious Community, WomenPriests, ordination, progressive church, women on November 12, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Prayer for the 4th of July
Posted in Divine Hours, Loretto Community, Open and Affirming Congregation, Prayer, Religious Community, Spiritual, Urban Church, community, progressive church on July 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I struggle with some aspects of the celebration of the 4th of July, yet today as I prayed at a gathering of friends, I was reminded of so much for which I am thankful. Rabbi Michael Lerner wrote and shared a prayer for this 4th of July and a wonderful colleague Maureen Fiedler sent [...]
Religious Community and the Church
Posted in Loretto Community, Mechtild of Magdeburg, Medieval Women Mystics, Religious Community, Sacred Spaces, Spiritual, Urban Church, community, progressive church on May 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Mechtild of Magdeburg, 13th century mystic, longed to live in religious community. As a young woman she applied to a traditional convent; however she was unwilling to take the accepted route in which a young woman was brought to the convent by her parents who gave a significant dowry. Mechtild chose to apply on [...]
