Note: This is the second reflection in a series by CRE director Andy Thompson called “The Tree at the End of the World” that will…
Tag: spirituality
The Turning
As fall reaches its peak here in Sewanee, we’re grateful to CRE contributor Rachel Taber-Hamilton for allowing us to repost this lovely reflection from her…
“Be Praised by all Your Creatures”: A Sermon for the Feast of St. Francis
On St. Francis Day (October 4), CRE Director Andrew Thompson preached this sermon in the Chapel of the Apostles in Sewanee. When I was a…
Hildegard of Bingen: A Love Story
On the occasion of the feast of Hildegard of Bingen, we’re grateful to Sister Hannah, of the Community of St. Mary, for allowing us to…
The Truth that Frees From Fear
Andrew R. H. Thompson (A sermon preached at Chapel of the Apostles, March 29, 2023) What could we accomplishif we had no fear –fear of…
Ecological Grief and Grace
In this season of penitence, in which we reflect on our own place in cycles of grief and grace, I’d like to share a piece…
Invitation to a Holy Lent
The Rev. April Berends As we near the end of the first week of Lent, CRE contributor April Berends invites us to consider some of…
The Creator’s Fondness for Beetles: Biodiversity as Sacrament
Biologist John Haldane was once asked what his studies of the natural world had taught him about God. God seems, replied Haldane, to have “an…
On Sacred Spaces
In these days of gratitude, I am grateful to the Rev. Dr. Robert MacSwain, Associate Professor of Theology here at Sewanee, for permitting us to…