Category Archives: Personal

Davids 2018 Advent Update

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Peter H. Davids

Fr. Peter and Judy Davids’ 2018 Advent Update     As we live in the Advent tension between the awaitedcelebration of the incarnation of our Lord and the awaited revelation of hisrule, we thought we would sum up our year … Continue reading →

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The Elder Thaddeus Meets Edwin Friedman: What do they have to say to the latest clergy sexual abuse revelations?

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Peter H. Davids

We live in anxious times with all types of black and white thinking, herding, and other anxious behavior described by Rabbi Edwin Friedman in Failure of Nervein 1996 (he was writing on it when he died ini 1996, for the … Continue reading →

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Advent Greetings 2016

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Peter H. Davids

  Dear friends and family, Advent has rolled around again with that combination of reliving the birth of the Incarnate Word from Mary and expecting his return as universal Lord, before whom all rulers will bow to receive their judgment. … Continue reading →

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Davids Advent/Christmas Greetings 2015

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Peter H. Davids

Advent                  2015 Dear friends and family, As we in this Advent season anticipate the coming of Jesus (both reliving the anticipation of his birth and looking expectantly towards his return), we greet you after an eventful year.

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On Becoming a Catholic Priest

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Peter H. Davids

While it was a big step for me, emotionally as well as ministerially, in some ways it should not have been that big a deal for my evangelical friends. I had been an Episcopal priest for 34 years and no … Continue reading →

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Davids Christmas and New Years Greetings

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Peter H. Davids

   2013 Christmas and New Year’s Greetings from Peter and Judy Davids in Stafford, TX. After spending many Christmases in Canada with our family, we have chosen to stay at home in Texas this year. Christmas 2012 was spent in Calgary, AB with … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day – the Mixed Bag

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Peter H. Davids

I have mixed thoughts about Memorial Day. First, it is often forgotten that it is about dead soldiers, not living ones. We have Veterans Day for the living ones, and Memorial Day for the ones who died in battle or … Continue reading →

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Two posts: a surprise about what excites people’s emotions

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Peter H. Davids

Last Saturday I put up two posts of Facebook. The first I thought might be controversial, since it concerned US politics (a vote in the Senate) and gun control. In short, I argued that right after Sandy Hook I predicted … Continue reading →

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You have to start somewhere

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Peter H. Davids

This is a start to blogging for Peter H. Davids. Right now I am teaching at St. Stephen’s University, and it is a very busy time of year, so I do not know how much I will be writing for … Continue reading →

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