by Coracle | Jun 3, 2016 | Creation, Vocation
Memorial day has passed and it’s unofficially summer. Pools are open, school’s almost out, and our minds turn to longer days and outdoor fun. In many places, it also means the arrival of summer interns! For the second year now, Corhaven is no exception. We are...
by Erin Clifford | May 23, 2016 | Contemplative Life
Theologians, philosophers, ethicists, romantic poets, betrayed spouses, dreamy-eyed teenagers and cynical adults, the hopeful and the hopeless have all asked, and are still asking, “What is love?” Whether we know how to define it or not, love is what most of us are...
by Abigail Whitehouse | May 11, 2016 | Creation
Looking for books on creation care? Want a new app for the summer? I’d like to highlight a few creation care resources that have been recommended to me or that I’ve found to be useful. 1. Making Peace with the Land. I read this book with Tara last summer...
by Kate Harris | May 6, 2016 | Contemplative Life
“The most important thing in the life of every man and every woman is not that they should never fall along the way. The important thing is always to get back up, not to stay on the ground licking your wounds.” -Pope Francis A few weeks ago, following a series of...
by Coracle | May 5, 2016 | Coracle News
Friends, we had a wonderful celebration this past Saturday, dedicating the Corhaven Graveyard. In many ways it felt like completion, and in many ways a start to something. We are so grateful to you for all your support and prayers throughout the process of getting the...
by Karla Petty | May 2, 2016 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
Before over 150 people showed up for the dedication ceremony of the Corhaven Graveyard, I took a quiet walk through the newly completed site. The day was damp, grey, a little chilly, and very still. There was a carpet of white violets blooming around a few of...
by Bill Haley | Apr 28, 2016 | Pilgrimage
I have been in many countries now. Eighty? Ninety? I’ve lost count. And some more than once, and some of those quite a few more times than once. I say that not to boast in any way. There are far more places that I haven’t been than I have, and many others have been in...
by Wade Ballou | Apr 27, 2016 | Contemplative Life
In a fast-paced world, we are constantly bombarded with things that require immediate responses, even designed to elicit them. Taking time out to really think about the right response seems counterproductive and there’s almost no room for it. I’m not immune to demands...
by Karla Petty | Apr 26, 2016 | Contemplative Life
I’m tempted to say that there is nothing more important that you could be doing with the next 20 minutes of your life than watching this 20 minute documentary of a conversation between Eugene Peterson and U2’s frontman Bono on the Psalms. This is very...
by Coracle | Apr 25, 2016 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
PDF version of ARDF press release from April 25 2016
by Bill Haley | Apr 25, 2016 | Pilgrimage
You cannot see what you didn’t know was there. Bill Deiss and I are visiting Kathmandu on behalf of the Anglican Relief and Development Fund on the one year anniversary of a devastating earthquake that measured 7.8 on the scale. Christine Jones wrote of this, “The...
by Bill Haley | Apr 20, 2016 | Contemplative Life
Coracle · The Kingdom and Sabbath “The Kingdom and the Sabbath”, Luke 6.1-11, Hebrews 4.1-10 Bill’s sermon from Sunday April 17th, given at Bishop O’Connell High School for The Falls Church Anglican.
by Coracle | Apr 19, 2016 | Justice and Mercy
Some photos of the signage being installed at the Corhaven Graveyard. Come on April 30th to see it all in place!
by Coracle | Apr 18, 2016 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
from the print version of The Free Press newspaper “Unearthing a shameful past along Holman’s Creek” Posted April 14, 2016 by Mona Casteel It took more than a year to rescue a field from briars, brush and negligence. But the care given is tribute to those buried more...
by Coracle | Apr 13, 2016 | Spiritual Direction
Bishop Eric Menees of the Diocese of San Joaquin in California shares a reflection on his 36-year journey with Spiritual Direction. What it is, what it has been to him, and some encouragement to decide whether or not it might be something you are being invited to...
by Karla Petty | Apr 12, 2016 | Contemplative Life, Creation, Liturgical Seasons
The coming of spring inspires line after line of verse, note after note of melody, and with very good reason. This year, winter seems reluctant to release its icy grip on the Washington Area and the Shenandoah Valley (which the Montgomery County Police have coped with...
by Coracle | Apr 8, 2016 | Contemplative Life
Check out this list of resources we love and avail yourself of some of them! We have found their help significant in making the word of God, its wisdom, and its application more accessible in our lives. We hope you will enjoy them too! Printable PDF accessible here,...
by Coracle | Apr 6, 2016 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
We had such a great time celebrating with our friends at Christ Church Vienna on April 3. You can listen to the sermon here, or you can download it from CCV’s website here. Some of our favorite soundbytes: “Disillusionment can be a great gift”...
by Karla Petty | Apr 4, 2016 | For the World
In anticipation of the Corhaven Graveyard’s Dedication on April 30th, and in commemoration of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968, I wanted to share this beautiful traditional African American spiritual with our audiences. Listen, for...
by Bill Haley | Apr 2, 2016 | Creation, Spiritual Direction
It wasn’t too long after Bill and Tara Haley moved to Corhaven in the Shenandoah Valley and began hosting spiritual retreats that they realized that when you create the space for God to show up, he shows up! It makes sense. When one of his beloved sons or daughters...
