Posts by Amanda B. Reckondwyth

Holy Family, Jerome

Heavenly to be in this historic, mining-town church, but no welcome whatsoever from the regulars

St Helen’s, Glendale

Trouble with the seating, but delicious French onion soup, at an Ash Wednesday service

St Cosmas & St Damian, Punxsutawney

Mass celebrated strictly by the book, with a server wearing alb, cincture, and... red sneakers

Pennsylvania, USA

North Scottsdale United Methodist

A great sermon, a missing organist, and some distracting Nike sneakers at Christmas Eve by candlelight

Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Funeral of Sandra Day O’Connor, Washington National Cathedral

Beauty, dignity, and an over-dramatic tenor in the funeral service of Sandra Day O’Connor

Tribute Service for Rosalynn Carter

Eulogies, prayers, and a solemn hymn sandwich at the tribute service of a First Lady

Glenn Memorial Church, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Tyler

After the sacking of its bishop, the sermon at mass is a wake-up call to put faith into action

St Paul Lutheran, Phoenix

Fine attention to liturgy, good preaching, well-chosen hymns, but something odd leaves our worshipper flummoxed

Church of the Beatitudes, Phoenix

Service turns into variety show, with everything applauded, even the readings

Christ’s Church of the Valley, Phoenix

Sermon by video, a communion snack, and ‘delicious coffee and food’ nowhere to be found at a Phoenix megachurch

St Michael’s by-the-Sea, Carlsbad

An organ and violin prelude top the bill at a service that was ‘high as a kite on its way to heaven’

California, USA

Glendale First United Methodist

First United Methodist, Glendale

A home-grown hymn sandwich of a service at a church with elusive service times

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