Sketches of a Metanoia Bum: A Review of The Refuge
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by Nic Hartmann
3y ago
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Zines of a Metanoia Bum: Sacraments
Thoughts of a Metanoia Bum
by Nic Hartmann
4y ago
I have largely strayed from writing during the pandemic, primarily because I am doing a lot of writing for my job that leaves me- for lack of a better word- done at the end of the day. However, I have dove deeper into illustration, and recently took the plunge and bought a digital tablet pen to allow me to try new things. One of those things is to turn some of my panel illustrations into a zine. I was able to take the sacraments for the first time in almost three months today, and decided to turn the experience into my first digital zine. Download below, enjoy, and continue to pray for me, as ..read more
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Beauty Will Be Better Saved: A Response to Allison Backous Troy’s “Cultivating hope in love despite fear.”
Thoughts of a Metanoia Bum
by Nic Hartmann
4y ago
Click on the image to link to Allison Backous Troy’s post “Cultivating hope in love despite fear.” Allison Backous Troy, a fellow writer and sister-in-Christ, shared a piece yesterday that spoke of ways to hold onto that which is beautiful during times of darkness and fear. She spoke of the seeds that she intended to plant, and how she planted them for everyone- especially our Lord, who on this day gave up his spirit and was buried for the sake of us all. But most of all, Allison’s call for us to “find new ways to save what is beautiful” is a call that we need to take seriously. As I pondered ..read more
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A Purple-y Little Church.
Thoughts of a Metanoia Bum
by Nic Hartmann
4y ago
I read an article this morning about Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens telling everyone to turn their homes into “little churches.” When we made the decision to buy this house last fall, that was a question we asked ourselves- “Is this our little church?” Since we moved in, we have strived to be a space for our family and friends, offering company, meals, and a safe place to be. We’ve always called our houses Brendan House after our family saint- a saint who didn’t know where exactly he was going, but he nonetheless trusted God and obeyed his commandments. That’s the attitude we a ..read more
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Review: A Journal of Thanksgiving by Nicole M. Roccas
Thoughts of a Metanoia Bum
by Nic Hartmann
4y ago
Recently, I was offered a copy of A Journal of Thanksgiving: Record Three Years of Gratitude in a Sentence a Day by Nicole M. Roccas (@nicoleroccas). My spouse and I kept one of these journals for several years; it was a Happiness Journal from Gretchen Rubin, and it was a solid part of our lives for several years. What makes Nicole’s new book special is that it has wonderful quotes to “remind us of both the beauty and significance and the difficult nature of giving thanks.” The journal is not focused on what was the happiest thing each day, but more towards what we are thankful for, even i ..read more
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Plant-swapping
Thoughts of a Metanoia Bum
by Nic Hartmann
4y ago
My office has a large window, so it is a good place to keep plants. In our upstairs offices, the reception desk doubles as a botanical garden of sorts, producing plants for many other staff members, including me. My coworker, who works the reception desk, was telling me about how her amaryllis plant was struggling to grow in its current place. I offered to trade her plants: her amaryllis for my spider plant, which needed less light. It ended up being a win-win situation for both plants; not only has my spider plant gained some green and some height, but now the amaryllis is startin ..read more
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You, be still.
Thoughts of a Metanoia Bum
by Nic Hartmann
4y ago
“God fights our battles, and he tells us, ‘You, be still.’” was, for me, the most powerful phrase from today’s homily on Matthew 25. Fr. Fred (@fred_shaheen) preached about how we really have to deal with one thing in life: our neighbor. That’s what Matthew 25, and the Sunday of the Last Judgment, are about: how the way we treat our neighbor is the way in which our lives are examined at the end. It’s about relationships, and how to build them, not just with people we like and feel comfortable with, but also those with whom we might not feel that way. It is a noble but nonetheless d ..read more
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The world is too big for one heart.
Thoughts of a Metanoia Bum
by Nic Hartmann
4y ago
Again I leave, the poorer, for some more distant part. The world, try as one might, will not fit in one heart. This poem from St. Maria of Paris is flooring me this morning, a Friday morning in a week where I have had a lot of feelings of being completely overwhelmed with the world, and inside I’m trying to scratch away the walls of what feels like a sense of confinement and limitation. I could keep scratching like a dog at the door. I could continue to cry out in anger and bitter frustration about the situation. But what if those walls are boundaries, designed to teach people about ..read more
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Theophany, 2010: A Love Story
Thoughts of a Metanoia Bum
by Nic Hartmann
4y ago
As I watched my Old Calendar friends celebrate the feast of Theophany, a lot of my thoughts went to ten years ago, when I celebrated my first of several outdoor water blessings with a group of mostly Russians and Romanians. We were at the Anglican seminary on Memorial’s campus at that time, and Vladyka (then the newly-appointed Bishop- now Archbishop- Irenee) was visiting our parish to celebrate the feast with us, as well as perform baptisms.  At that point, I had been a full member of the Church for about six months, and part of the mission for about four. Shifting from a mostly young, ex ..read more
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#BlogInstead: Going to Patagonia
Thoughts of a Metanoia Bum
by Nic Hartmann
4y ago
One of my favorite musical groups has been the Welsh rock art Manic Street Preachers, who have always grabbed my attention with their highly literate and political vocals, musical breadth and connection to their community and region. In high school, they, along with Sigur Ros, Blur and other groups, became my solace, bringing me beautiful music in a frustrating time of my life: the final years of adolescence.  One of the best things about the fans of the band is that they have always posted a lot of references and explanations about the group’s songwriting, which helped me learn quite a bi ..read more
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