Blue Christmas is a worship service designed for those who might be grieving during the holidays and want a space to hold that during the season. This liturgy uses the candles of the Advent wreath (hope, peace, love joy) to reflect on loss. Start with all candles lit, and extinguish each one in turn (but… Read More
SERMON: heartless.
Audio of a sermon preached at St. Johns UCC, Bongards, MN. September 30, 2018 Listen to it here: heartless.
the way of the heart
El Camino del Corazon (the way of the heart) In attempting to process the grief of a significant loss, I created these three works of slab clay, three “hearts” (also function as labyrinths) that helped to guide me into a greater understanding of the journey of grief that we all take at some point in… Read More
women, out from the shadows
During my course in Feminist theologies, I did a collage exploration of some of the more famous stories of women in the Bible. In the collages, I inverted the idea that the men in the stories were central, and that the women were cast into the shadows; instead I centered the woman as central to… Read More
poem: THE WAY OF THE HEART
the way of the heart is not the path that the world prescribes is not the even, gentle course of clearly defined lines linear, concentric, symmetric. the way of the heart is not a journey with a bread-crumbled trail where the way in, leads you out again. the way of the heart is the moment… Read More
SERMON: Shining Through Our Brokenness
Audio of a sermon preached at St. Johns UCC, Bongards, MN. June 3, 2018. Listen to it here: Shining Through Our Brokenness
SERMON: Living Sacrifices
Audio of a sermon preached at St. Johns UCC, Bongards, MN. May 27, 2018 Listen to it here: Living Sacrifices
SERMON: God Moved the Oven
Audio of the sermon preached at St. John’s UCC, Bongards, MN. May 13, 2018. Listen to it here: GOD MOVED THE OVEN
poem: A DOULA’S PRAYER
A DOULA’S PRAYER o tender and loving god hold us gently as we pray we – the healers, the life bearers, the doulas – the ones who hold up creation as it breaks through in the very act of birth for we are the ones who stand in the liminal spaces the ones holding divine… Read More
MARCHING: to my own life’s drummer.
Today is the historic Women’s March on Washington, which has people gathering on all seven continents to affirm the dignity and rights of women everywhere. It has quickly become so much bigger than American politics. And I felt a little guilty today that I was unable to march. I saw other women posting on Facebook… Read More
longing. belonging. beloved.
My senior thesis arts practicum explored attachment disorder and the implications it might have to a person’s faith journey. Through collage work that was highly inspired by the work of Romare Bearden, I explored the emotions of longing and belonging; and ultimately what it means to live into God’s naming of us as beloved. Here… Read More
Ordination.
Second only to the day my son was born, the day of my ordination was truly a defining moment of my life. Surrounded by beloved family, friends, mentors, and angels, I was anointed with Spirit and Love. You can get a glimpse of the beauty of it all by watching the video of the worship… Read More
SERMON: Close Your Eyes, and Wait.
“Be very sure. In your darkest hour, God is with you and is searching for you even when you feel lost.” Read More
poem: CHAPLAINCY
Soul seeing hidden trauma in people with the forces of kindness, poetry, and the pure spirit of dance the real power of a good yarn, and of course, the power of women. the streets and the moment will be our teachers. we cannot know what will arise. not knowing will be our guide to pilgrimages… Read More
What Will Save Us.
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
“Blessed are those in emotional turmoil, they shall be united inside by love. Healthy are those who are weak and overextended for their purpose, they shall feel their inner flow of strength return. Healed are those who weep for their frustrated desire, they shall see the face of fulfillment in a new form.” – from… Read More
BLOG: Alton Sterling and the 8th Sunday After Pentecost.
I am writing a sermon. This week’s lectionary scripture (for Sunday July 10, 2016) is from Luke… The story of the Good Samaritan. It does not go unnoticed: I remember with vivid recall the last time I preached this verse. The Lectionary is on a three year cycle, so the last time I was preparing… Read More
SERMON: An Epic Battle
Audio of sermon preached for North Presbyterian Church, North St. Paul, MN. June 16, 2013. Listen to it here: AN EPIC BATTLE
Cathy Mia Kolwey 