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Category: Glimpses of Glory

Pascha Time

Posted in Glimpses of Glory | - by Anastasia Bartlett

We are creatures of linear time, always moving forward, only glancing back imperfectly at the past. We dream of travelling at will along our time line. Whether it is Superman Read more…

Forgiveness

Posted in Glimpses of Glory | - by Anastasia Bartlett

We have entered the days of pre-Lent has started. These are the Sundays when we remember Zacheus, the publican and the pharisee and the prodigal son. When I was a Read more…

Remembrance

Posted in Glimpses of Glory | - by Anastasia Bartlett

I’ve attended a few funerals, over the years. I’ve always felt awkward since I was there to support a friend in their time of loss and never really knew how Read more…

Advent

Posted in Glimpses of Glory | - by Anastasia Bartlett

Advent is here. As an Anglican, Advent was a time of preparation prior to Christmas. Every Sunday in December, we lit a candle signifying some aspect of the coming saviour. Read more…

Tribalism

Posted in Glimpses of Glory | - by Anastasia Bartlett

I was not a sports fan back in high school. Even so, when both the junior and the senior high school football teams ended up in the regional finals, every Read more…

Confidence

Posted in Glimpses of Glory | - by Anastasia Bartlett

I spoke to my daughter the other night, the one who is trying to make it in the music industry. She said after years of hard work and struggle, she Read more…

Fasting

Posted in Glimpses of Glory | - by Anastasia Bartlett

At St. Aidan’s we are well and truly into the Advent Fast which began November 15. This means we generally refrain from eating animal products right up until midnight December Read more…

Thanksgiving

Posted in Glimpses of Glory | - by Anastasia Bartlett

As a child, I don’t recall Thanksgiving being overly special, we just ate more. At school, the walls displayed rainbow-tailed turkeys, black hats, silver buckles, and a regular cornucopia of Read more…

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