Proper 11, Year B Rev. Katie Holicky, Assistant Rector Some years after my parents got divorced, my family decided it would be best for my brother to live with my dad, and for me to stay and live with my mom. We still alternated weekends with my parents, but the bulk of […]
Proper 9, Year B The Rev. Katie Holicky, Assistant Rector My grandfather, Colonel Joseph Holicky II, was a gem of a man. He had a great sense of humor, loved sweets, and was absolutely a father to me. Grandad was also the white Colonel of the Montford Marines. The black unit of Marines […]
Year B, Trinity Sunday Rev. Katie Holicky, Assistant Rector I think many of us have a list of our favorite binge-worthy TV shows. For me, towards the top of that list resides a special place for one and only, leading lady… Dame Angela Lansbury in her role as the indomitable J.B. Fletcher. Y’all, Murder […]
Easter 7, Year B Rev. Katie Holicky, Assistant Rector I love this vision of Jesus praying for his disciples, praying for us. The phrase I heard all too frequently growing up in the South comes to mind… The power of prayer. It reminds me of the many times prayer has been a deep point […]
Year B, 4th Sunday in Easter 4/25/21 Rev. Katie Holicky, Assistant Rector You might have heard me mention that a couple of summers ago I had the joy of taking seven teenage boys on pilgrimage to Northern Ireland. While there, we hiked Northern Ireland’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site, Giant’s Causeway. Over a five […]
Lent 3, Year B Rev. Katie Holicky, St. Paul’s Assistant Rector Recently, I was on Zoom when a colleague texted me and noted my rainbow organized bookshelf behind […]
Lent 2, Year B Last week in Zoom Family Worship we talked about the start of Lent. We noted that we are using different prayers. That my stole is now a different color. That this is a season for us to live differently, to walk closely with Jesus in the wilderness as we fast, […]
Year B, Baptism of our Lord Rev. Katie Holicky, Assistant Rector, St. Paul’s Brunswick Does anyone else get the post holiday dul-drums? It happens to me every year. The decorations come down, the house feels strangely bigger, empty without them. I began to think about how many dark cold days we have stretching before […]
Advent 4, Year B Rev. Katie Holicky, Assistant Rector, St. Paul’s, Brunswick Lately, I have been wondering about the connection between the holiday season and the technicolor movie classic…that brought us my favorite childhood chant, “Lions and tigers and bears… oh my!”, The Wizard of Oz. I never really got what it was about the […]
Year B, Advent 2 Rev. Katie Holicky, Assistant Rector St. Paul’s Brunswick I have an incredibly deep love of Christmas. Such a deep love in fact I have been known to become so squeal-ly I annoy my family. For the last decade my beloved has ever so gently, and yet with many a stern look, […]