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Mother Erika Takacs
- May 13, 2020
- 3 min
Hope: Take Two
I learned recently that the final scene of the movie The Shawshank Redemption is not the ending the director initially had in mind. If...
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Mother Erika Takacs
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
Rules for Living
I’m sure you’ve seen the jokes – “I always said all I needed was a few days off from work to get my house deep cleaned and my yoga...
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Mother Erika Takacs
- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min
Three Holy Days
In the introduction to his book This is the Night: Suffering, Salvation, and the Liturgies of Holy Week, liturgical theologian the Rev’d...
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Mother Erika Takacs
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
Approaching Holy Week
It’s a miracle, if you think about it – that while we are staying at home, seemingly standing still, the seasons keep moving ahead. If...
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Mother Erika Takacs
- Mar 17, 2020
- 4 min
How to Be the Church
From the catechism in the Book of Common Prayer: Q. What is the Church? A. The Church is the community of the New Covenant. [In other...
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Mother Erika Takacs
- Mar 5, 2020
- 2 min
Learning to Walk
The practice of walking the Stations of the Cross is almost as old as Christianity itself. From the earliest days of the Church’s...
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Mother Erika Takacs
- Feb 27, 2020
- 2 min
An Exhortation
Turn to page 316 in the Book of Common Prayer. No, seriously, go ahead. If you’re in the office or on the bus or in a class and don’t...
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Mother Erika Takacs
- Feb 6, 2020
- 2 min
The Still in the Storm
Earlier in the week, I caught a glimpse of the lake as I walked to the bus stop, and I was shocked by what I saw. The water was livid and...
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Mother Erika Takacs
- Jan 30, 2020
- 2 min
Candlemas
This coming Sunday, February 2, is The Feast of the Presentation, when the Church remembers when the newborn Jesus was brought to the...
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