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About kathrynrickert

Possibly from watching the movie Bambie at the age of 6, I have had a life-long awareness that saying ONLY nice things, does not make the world just or kind. Thus, my 2009 doctoral dissertation..."Talking Back to God" , is one of the main aspects of the work I do. Always interdisciplinary, seeking connections across borders that are usually marked with DO NOT ENTER, I seek to pay attention, pray, think, create,and imagine using biblical laments, Christian worship texts, and the ordinary stuff of everyday life.

Trying to make sense

Surely I am not the only one to notice that the three people who have publically responded to President Trump with courage and defiance are women – the Rev. MaryAnn Budde, Claudio Sheinbaum, the President of Mexico, and Janet Mills, … Continue reading

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Nov 16th TODAY, still responding to the election, Indivisible Meeting in Langley

I feel a strong need to write, even that there is something important that I need to write down, but I don’t know what it is! One of the pieces is the now clear awareness that I am no longer … Continue reading

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An Update from Camp PapaNanny – Finny’s 6th Birtdhay – Walking with Goats in the Trillium Woods

Aug 15th & Five Nubian Goats from Blackberry Moon Farm So far, we’ve made s’mores three times, and read aloud by candlelight,  most of The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown, rotating between Char, Papa and Nanny as readers. We’ve walked … Continue reading

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1st NIGHT IN A TENT AT GRANDCAMP

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First Night in a Tent at Grandcamp PapaNanny

We wanted to do things WITH our grandchildren that we would all remember. For various resons, they won’t forget last night. Our granddaughter, 9, went to an Olivia Rodrigo concert with our daughter, in “America.” (We enjoyed the pictures.) We … Continue reading

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THE LADDER OF HUMILITY by Kathryn Rickert

THE LADDER OF HUMILITY 9/12/23 The ladder of humility is not pretty, or even sturdy enough to hold up leaning up against a wall or anything else The ladder of humility lies on its side, in pieces, in a field … Continue reading

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Connection?

TO CONNECT < Latin connectĕre (in classical period, cōnectĕre ) to tie, fasten, join together, < con- together + nectĕre to bind, tie, fasten. Compare modern French connecter (not in Cotgrave 1611). The earlier equivalent was French connexer , English connex n.  OED TO BIND TOGETHER What does it mean now, in 2023, to … Continue reading

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What is the New thing God is doing Now?

SERMON APRIL 3, 2022,   St. Augustine’s in the Woods, Episcopal Church, Langley WA Kathryn Rickert Anja Rožen, a 13-year-old elementary school student from Slovenia is the winner of the international contest Plakat MIRU. She was chosen among 600,000 children from … Continue reading

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How Does Love Behave?

Sunday Scriptures, Epiphany 4C January 30th, 2022 Jeremiah 1:4-10   Psalm 71:1-6  1 Corinthians 13:1-13   Luke 4:21-30 (A Study guide based on the Revised Common Lectionary) For Reflection: It is striking how much our current situation contributes to what we hear/ don’t hear, in … Continue reading

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How was Your Covid? Strategic Intimate Conversations

Sermon –  Sunday Scriptures Proper 25 B October 24th St. Augustine’s in the Woods, Freeland, WA  Jeremiah 31:7-9 and Psalm 126  • Hebrews 7:23-28  Mark 10:46-52 Over the past few weeks, in the readings from both the Gospel of Mark and the OT, I’ve noticed … Continue reading

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