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Honoring the Publication of a New Book of Homilies: A Prisoner and You Visited Me

Honoring the Publication of a New Book of Homilies: A Prisoner and You Visited Me

by Shirin McArthur | Dec 5, 2022 | Christianity, Ministry and Service, Spiritual Life

Along with Advent comes the liturgical new year. This also means that the latest book in the Homilists for the Homeless series has now been published. A Prisoner and You Visited Me gathers homilies from a variety of well-known Christian leaders (like Richard Rohr, Jan...
Pondering the Community of Saints on All Saints’ Day

Pondering the Community of Saints on All Saints’ Day

by Shirin McArthur | Nov 1, 2021 | Christianity, Spiritual Life

Happy November! Autumn is well and truly here in the northern hemisphere. Even if the days are still plenty warm in southern Arizona, the amount of daylight has shortened enough that what’s left of my “summer garden” is no longer producing and I’ve torn out most of...
Revisioning American Success

Revisioning American Success

by Shirin McArthur | Aug 10, 2020 | Ministry and Service, Society and Culture

This month our church is discussing a book by Walter Brueggemann called Journey to the Common Good. Some of the themes we’re discussing dovetail well with the antiracism discussion that’s also still ongoing. In our Common Good discussion last week, I found myself...
Fathers, Heritage, and Faithfulness

Fathers, Heritage, and Faithfulness

by Shirin McArthur | Jun 22, 2020 | Conscious Living, Society and Culture, Spiritual Life

Last month I reflected on Mother’s Day one day late, and I have decided to give the fathers in my life equal time. As I’ve pondered what’s important to share, out of a lifetime of memories, the theme that has risen to the surface is faithfulness. My father’s life is...
Funding the Revolution

Funding the Revolution

by Shirin McArthur | Jun 8, 2020 | Christianity, Conscious Living, Society and Culture

There is so much I could write about this incredibly full week in America. To focus, I have been praying about “what is mine to do” (an idea I first heard while working with Fr. Richard Rohr and the Center for Action and Contemplation). During one of my morning walks,...
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