Deacon Brigid Waszczak
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where…
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Chotard Doll
Dear Friends in Christ, In every age there are those individuals who shine with the wondrous love and grace of God. Today we celebrate Sergius, Abbot of…
Justin Appel
“But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also.” Dear Friends, In today’s Gospel lesson, Jesus speaks some particularly difficult words about responding…
Fr Matthew Reese
Alleluia.Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; *therefore let us keep the feast,Not with old leaven,neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness, *but with the…
Fr Alex Swain
Beloved in Christ, As a child, I remember playing Pokémon in my room upstairs, and hearing my mom or dad call down, “Alex!!!!” With an eye-roll…
Richard Mallory
For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am broken,I mourn, and horror has seized me. Is there no balm in Gilead?—Jeremiah 8:21-22 For…
Kyle Dresback
Friends, Today’s Psalm readings center around a well-known biblical command: “Fear the Lord.” I have often thought about what it means to fear in this command—to…
Justin Appel
Dear Friends, Today’s lesson from Matthew’s Gospel contains record of some of Jesus’ healing of those with various illnesses, including demon possession, epilepsy, and paralysis. In connection…
Fr Matthew Reese
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?…
Fr Alex Swain
Beloved in Christ, Holy Cross Day is upon us (well, technically yesterday but we observe it today). Today we celebrate the discovery of the true cross…
Richard Mallory
Dear Friends in Christ, In Friday’s Bell and Tower, I thought I was commenting on Sunday’s Old Testament lesson but that was from a different lectionary…
Peter Cheney
Dear Community, As evidenced by today’s reading from the Letter to the Ephesians (Chapter 2, verses 11-22), a principal theme of Paul’s ministry and writing is…