Fr Alex Swain
Beloved in Christ, Growing up, it seemed that life would take a rather linear path. I would finish high school, go to college, get my degree,…
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Richard Mallory
Dear Ones in Christ Jesus, Today’s gospel occurs during the last days of Jesus’ life. Some were ogling the most magnificent building in Jerusalem, the temple…
Edina Hall
Beloved Church Family, I have been reflecting on our recent Day of Discovery in the journey to call a new rector. My thoughts have been captivated…
Kristin Tovar
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”—Matthew 9: 35-38 Dear friends, Almost…
Kelsi Vanada
Dear Friends, Today’s reading from 1 Maccabees 1:1-28 tells of Antiochus IV’s pillaging of the temple in Jerusalem in the year 169 BC: “He arrogantly entered…
Justin Appel
Dear Friends, Today’s lesson from the Matthew’s Gospel incorporates more of Jesus’ healing work and the feeding of four thousand people. There are multiple strands to pull…
Fr Matthew Reese
Dear Friends in Christ, Today is the Feast of St Martin of Tours. It is also, in this country, Veterans Day—though of course, everywhere else in…
Fr Alex Swain
Beloved in Christ, Every now and again, someone of profound heroic stature seems to arise in times of immense crisis. Pope Leo the Great of Rome—whose…
Richard Mallory
Job 19: 23-27a Dear Friends in Christ, These few verses from today’s Old Testament reading, from Job, arrive in the midst of deep soul searching and…
Mtr Margaret Babcock
Peter, suddenly bold, said, “Master, if it’s really you, call me to come to you on the water.” (Jesus) said, “Come ahead.” Jumping out of the…
Jordan Paul
To move into heaven, or the divine manner of existence, is not to move to another place, but to that arena of existence that stands outside…
Grant Batchelder
John 1: 9-18 and William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1944 Dear Friends in Christ, I did not know much about William Temple until this week. I…