by Ingrid Lochamire | Feb 16, 2021 | Faith, Slice of Life, Worship
A few years ago, my Protestant church held an Ash Wednesday service. I grew up attending mass on Ash Wednesday in the little Catholic chapel in my hometown. Though I’m no longer a practicing Catholic, memories of the traditions, sacraments and practices of the...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 16, 2018 | Faith, Worship
I heard Kathie Lee Gifford talk about it today, those words describing David’s assault on the giant in I Samuel 17:40: Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd’s pouch. His sling was in his...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Feb 12, 2018 | Faith, Worship
A year ago, I was God-struck by an Ash Wednesday service that took me back to another season, to the faith tradition that formed me. With Ash Wedneday and this new season of Lent approaching, I thought I’d share the essay again. This year, I’ll have a role...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Mar 4, 2017 | Faith, Worship
I stood in line for the symbolic smudge of ashes on the first day of Lent, unprepared for what that touch to my forehead would to do my heart. In the glow of candlelight, tears spilled unbidden. And there she was again, standing at the altar. Skinny, smiling shyly as...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Mar 7, 2016 | Faith, Worship
We will celebrate the Resurrection of Christ in less than three weeks. Halfway through Lent, I’m pondering what the Lenten season means to me, and revisiting an experience from two years ago that turned around my thinking on the tradition of “giving...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Feb 15, 2015 | Faith, Worship
I spent three days in the city worshiping and listening, then another three wishing I could be back in that place of joy and inspiration. I invested hours reading and writing about a movie and book I never intend to consume, but which consumed me as I fretted over the...
