Summer Solstice

  • Child of the Light

    Child of the Light

    Today, the Sun reaches its northernmost position and appears to pause before reversing course and moving back to the south. This is the time of greatest light. Do we see by the light of God? Do we reflect that light for others to see? What is the light showing on this longest day?

  • Child of the Light: A Reflection on Alban Hefin, the Summer Solstice

    Child of the Light: A Reflection on Alban Hefin, the Summer Solstice

    At 11:32 pm EDT on Sunday, June 20, Earth reached the point in its orbit of the Sun where the Sun appears at its northernmost point. In the […]

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