Artist Ed Haddaway created these 5 crosses as part of the altar suite in the late 1960s. Additional pieces in the suite include the altar, credence table and processional cross. The crosses, which are installed on the south wall above the altar area, are designed to change with each season as a way of marking
Read MoreThe Stations of the Cross form a 14 part devotion often said in Lent or Holy Week. The cycle of prayers and scripture readings reflect on the last day of Jesus’ life before he was crucified. On the East Wall of the Nave, Canterbury is blessed to have a singular set of iconography by Ruth
Read MoreSetting of two evening canticles by Frederick Frahm, the “Song of Mary” (Magnificat) and “Lord Now Let Your Servant Depart in Peace” (Nunc Dimittis), for treble choir and organ. This recording is performed by the women’s ensemble Las Cantantes of the University of New Mexico on their album entitled ‘My Dancing Day‘ from 2008. Conducted
Read MoreChamber piece in four movements by Frederick Frahm. This recording is by the Garth Newel Piano Quartet which premiered the piece in March of 2018. Scored for violin, viola, cello & piano. Program notes by the composer: One day, I visited an art gallery to pass the time. Yes, there were paintings of barns and
Read MoreI stand at the edge of this wilderness Weary with the journey to get here. So long ago we left our lives in Egypt. Some days, I can still taste the bread and delicious fruits watered by the Nile. At the beginning, the journey was exciting. There was the pillaging of the Egyptians After the
Read MoreHe came up from the Jordan. Still damp from his cleansing passage, He wandered into my rocky wastes, His footprints vanishing as wind blew over sandy ground. He seemed in no hurry to get somewhere. Soon he was covered with my dust His sweat made marks like tear tracks on his face. When He grew
Read MoreA fragile clay pot— Broken becomes worthless. But Gather up the scattered fragments. Mend the cracks with care and love that Trace healed wounds with golden scars. Imperfection revealed as beauty— The ordinary becomes holy. Ruth Meredith 9/7/2019 This poem reflects the Japanese aesthetic of kintsugi, which is the art of embracing damage. The word
Read MoreI could, as usual, cite events and celebrations of the past year, Mardi Gras, Pentecost, St. Thomas Day, and the Bishop’s Visitation. Talk about the landscaping in the front, the “progress” of the organ, how our kids keep growing bigger and smarter. They’re all wonderful things to celebrate and to give thanks for. And we
Read MoreMy journey into the solitude of the Monastery of Christ in the Desert began in a series of fits and starts several days before the early Friday morning when I was to leave. During that week, I prepared, pasted together, assembled and distributed the final draft of my Masters thesis to my committee. Completing this
Read MoreWithin the pond, fish flow in fluid dance, Scaled shapes shadow its depths with fire Their liquid grace reflects the touch of water Which changes stiff fins to silken wings. The pond accepts the gesture of my open hands But it troubles the subtle harmony of fish Outstretched fingers seem like a net to fish
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