Surprised by Wonder
For all who seek delight and joy, and the silent witness of hope, it is testimony to the larger love and compassion to which each of us is called in the name of our humanity.
Easter Evensong Service
We have reached the end of our Holy Week pilgrimage … Our journey home. The lesson this evening has us on the road again. What would you do? What would you do after having your hopes and dreams dashed? Your
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Palm Sunday, Writings for Holy Week
The following is Palm Sunday’s sermon, with an attachment (PDF) for the rest of Holy Week. Please feel free to download and share with your friends and loved ones. Thank you. Greetings and Peace! Holy Week is a baptism by
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It’s Beautiful [Documentary]
Dear readers, I invite you to now become viewers of “It’s Beautiful,” a documentary that marvelously explores the nature of beauty in all its sublimity in wonder. I had the privilege and honor of being interviewed for this film. You
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Blog Tour: The Muffin interviews Ted about Acts of Forgiveness
What goes better in the morning than a muffin? Stop by the blog today and read an interview with author Ted Karpf. You can also win a copy of his book Acts of Forgiveness.”
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Winter Love
“Learn to Love? Has anyone ever learnt to love? We can withdraw our projections, certainly, and by so doing we can learn to understand one another. But I do not believe that anyone ever learned to love. Love happens. It is a miracle that happens by grace.”
A Service of Communion [Audio Sermon]
Ted had the honor of celebrating mass at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Buffalo, New York on January 26 2020. His sermon was wonderfully heartfelt, eloquent hopeful—and we are lucky enough to have a recording! Please give it a listen
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Winter: Time to Slow Down
As a seasonal response then, Winter may be helpful as a time for letting go settling into our experience and that to which nature calls us; namely, rest and renewal.
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Why I Write
Now that the book — Acts of Forgiveness — is out in the marketplace I am beginning to reckon with the hard question raised by friends and family: “Why did you write this book?”
Aloof, yet full of wonder…
While there are few things that we can ultimately take with us, we can be still for moment, letting something else of greater strength manage us and our lives in the world.
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