Earth Circle meets once a month on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm Central via Zoom. If you’d like to join us, please email us at sthildecommaustin@gmail.com to get the link. We’d love to have you join us as we lament the loss we feel as Earth is ravaged, and as we find joy in connections between humans and the natural world. When we gather, we recognize our interdependence with all life and the efforts of many to work in harmony with our great Mother Earth, for we are the Earth.
We have a new community member. She has 16 children, 19 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren and she had her latest baby in 2022, Miso. By Nancy S. Mahoney, SHC Novice Our newest member is a long distance swimmer taking a 1,600 mile journey every year or so. She is about 56 feet long and …
The Bible and the Land by Daphne Levey I have been reading books lately about the theology of indigenous cultures. I have read about Native American, African and Australian indigenous theology. They have some beliefs in common. One of the most important ones is the belief that everything is sacred. All creation is sacred. Earth …
September 2023/Tishrei 5784 Wendy Stiver, Postulant Of St. Hildegard Community Early autumn is a time of changes: the days grow shorter, the leaves begin to turn, school activities ramp up. It is also a time of harvesting, a time of reflecting on what has been, and thinking about what may come with the winter. For …
by Daphne Levey Uncategorized / By Virginia Marie Rincon Daphne Levey has been a long-time member of St. Hildegard community. She shares the following reflection to create an authentic dialogue on our relationship with the land and water. You may respond to this piece through our community email; Sthildecommaustin@gmail.com Here is the place to start, a quote …
Wendy Stiver, MA 29 April, 2023 While the history books are usually written by those in the center of dogmatic power, the real “stuff” of life takes place in the margins and the intersections. This truth is woven throughout the Gregorian calendar, which carries holidays with names like “Easter” that reflect how the early Christian …
Daphne Levey has been a long-time member of St. Hildegard community. She shares the following reflection to create an authentic dialogue on our relationship with the land and water. You may respond to this piece through our community email; Sthildecommaustin@gmail.com Here is the place to start, a quote by Ched Myers: “It is impossible to …
Dear Community and friends,Please join us for an Advent contemplative experience: “Discovering Our Advent Mandala” by the Rev. Virginia Marie Rincon. We will gather on Zoom Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 1:00-4:00pm Central. She will share how she uses mandalas as a spiritual practice and will lead us in a meditation to create our own Advent mandala. See …
My Mother’s Endless Giftby Grace Lightfoot Chairez My prayer life is my mother’s legacyThe one gift as valuable as all the others together.It became the gateway to what matters most. Prayer is warrior armor protecting me from arrowsA magic carpet carrying me on adventuresA sage guiding me when I am totally lostThe angel reaching me …
By Virginia Marie Rincon Lent has always been a challenging time for me. Challenging in the sense that every Feb with out skipping a beat my symptoms of lupus poke their ugly head out and remind me of this dis- ease in my body. This has been my journey since 1989 when I had my …
