Woman of the Week: Hilda of Whitby
(ED: I posted this article last year and ran it again as November 18 is St. Hilda’s Day. I added a collect for the day after the article.) Hilda was one of the most powerful religious leaders in England during the 7th century. She was the abbess of a dual monastery of monks and nuns in Whitby. She held the same power of the bishops of the day, counseled kings, and five bishops came from her monestary. Hilda was born in 614 CE to Hereric, the nephew of the king of Northumbria. She was baptized at the age of 13, and at the age of 33 she m

The Future of Faith with Harvey Cox and E. J. Dionne
For anyone living in New York. Street Prophets will also be streaming this event live and taking question from the online audience! Professor Harvey Cox and E. J. Dionne to Headline Discussion on Faith and the Progressive Movement Event is second in series presented by the Progressive Book Club and the Center for American Progress New York, NY: The Progressive Book Club (PBC) and the Center for American Progress (CAP) today announced that Harvard divinity professor Harvey Cox and syndicated columnis

Veteran’s Day 2009
A recent email from a friend contained these pictures. I thought these beautiful and haunting images caught the heart of our military men and women and their families. “Eternal Father, Strong to Save” by William Whiting Eternal Father, strong to save, wh

Let the NaNoWriMo Craziness Begin
November is National Novel Writers Month. The goal is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. It’s to get you to stop thinking about writing and write. I took part in 2005. I am taking part this year. The building I live in, Burnham Park Plaza, used to the main YMCA Hotel in Chicago and the second largest hotel in Chicago. It was built in 1915, opened in 1916 and closed in 1979 (you can see vintage postcards of the building here). I am having a ball researching this. The original building was 19

Funeral Service for Wayne Mass
I’ve noticed that people have come to my site through the search “Wayne Maas Chicago.” I’m assuming you are looking for information on his funeral. For every one else, Wayne was the Minister of Music at Grace Episcopal Church in Chicago. Wayne died of a heart attack earlier this week. He was young and healthy, and this has been a shock to both his family and his church. Wayne was a wonderful man who brought beautiful and thoughtful music to our services. He will be missed. Wayne’s funeral mass will be: Saturday, November 7 Grace Episcopal Church – Oak Park