Catherine Ripley, Author at The HighWay

How to Pray

Catherine Ripley — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:37:54 +0000

Catherine Ripley belongs to the Spiritual Development Committee, which encourages people to grow ever deeper in relationship with God and to pray. As people across the Diocese pray, the ministries of the church will flourish! Amen. How can I best pray for the people of my faith community? Periodically in the early morning quiet (or […]

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“Puhpowee!”

Catherine Ripley — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 08:18:36 +0000

I love this word! It is so…so…God. I was reminded of it when I opened a brand new journal, a gift from my daughter, in early June. The cover artwork of (mainly) fungi reminded me of a teaching by Robin Wall Kimmerer in Braiding Sweetgrass. She writes that the Anishinaabe ethnobotanist Keewaydinoquay translates “puhpowee!” as […]

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God Bless the Diocese!

Catherine Ripley — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 09:12:05 +0000

I am writing this article on the cusp of our new church year, and as you read it, a new calendar year is just beginning. The turnover from old to new is always a welcome opportunity to reflect on where God has led in the past year and to listen for what might be next. […]

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Pierre Teihard de Chardin

Catherine Ripley — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 08:32:09 +0000

(1881-1955) Controversial Visionary and Mystic In his book Everything Ablaze, Meditating on the Mystical Vision of Teilhard de Chardin (Paulist Press, 2017), David Richo writes “Mysticism is a way of knowing spiritual realities by experience. Mystical experience is nondual: God, we, and all things as one infinite reality.” And certainly, throughout his life, Pierre Teilhard […]

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Listening To Rock

Catherine Ripley — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 08:23:34 +0000

A year ago, my husband and I were visiting friends in Crystal Springs, Nevada, a wee (wee) community located in the Amargosa Desert. On Palm Sunday morning, I joined Christ followers around the world in hearing the story of Jesus’ “Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem” all over again…and for the very first time, this is what […]

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Transformed by the Stations of the Cross

Catherine Ripley — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:15:23 +0000

In 20011, renowned liturgical fabric artist Karen Brodie Archibald of St Paul’s in Golden said, “Oh, yeah, I should do that!” The “that” was the creation of her own version of The Stations of the Cross. She began by approaching different ministers to write reflections. These reflections inspired her artwork for each of the 14 […]

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Prayers for Special Synod 2022

Catherine Ripley — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:40:58 +0000

Lord, Have Mercy … on our Special Synod Our first-ever “Special Synod” is just a month away. As for previous Synods, we are all invited to pray for Archbishop Lynne and the delegates on October 1, 9 am – 3 pm (Pacific). It will be a busy day of on-line business: reviewing financial statements, discussing […]

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