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I find businesses and service providers are continuing to send updates and assurances in response to the ever changing landscape …

Have you heard of the hymn/plank challenge? One of our former PCUSA co-moderators is striving to hold her plank position …

We pray often at church. What if we took our prayers outside? Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote, “To pray is to …

I have just watched Gov. Walz’ press conference on Sheltering in Place. He used the phrase, “this is a human …

Many of us have read any number of fairy tales to children, our grandchildren, and ourselves. One that I took …

Dear Friends, During our trip to Ireland in the Fall of 2018, we spent time most evenings recapping our day, …

I came across a poem, Celtic in spirit, about coronavirus by Brother Richard Hendrick, a Capuchin Franciscan living in Ireland. …

My friend sent an email yesterday saying she’d received coronavirus updates from her church, Bachman’s, Panera, Baker’s Square, Macy’s, Chase …

September 12–21 HOH members are invited to a pilgrimage to see the beauty of Ireland and experience Celtic spirituality, music, dance, and …

House of Hope welcomes the Reverend Dr. Andrew McDonald as Transitional Pastor/Head of Staff beginning April 1. The appointment of …

Christ of the Celts: The Healing of Creation by John Philip Newell Jossey-Bass, 2008 John Philip Newell served as the …

On my way from the office to the Parlour this week, I happened to meet a man with a tuba …

Gordon Stewart will lead House of Hope’s Lenten study from his new book, Be Still!: Departure from Collective Madness. This …