Sherry Sterling
Dear friends, I was able to visit extended family in Missouri a few weeks ago, catching up with aunts and uncle and cousins. We don’t visit…
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Justin Appel
Dear Friends, In today’s Gospel lesson from Luke, Jesus corrects the Sadducees, who mistakenly believed that there is no resurrection from the dead. In this passage, Jesus refers…
Fr Matthew Reese
“My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in thy salvation.”—1 Samuel 2:…
Br Alex Swain
“All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers.”—Acts 1: 14 Siblings…
Fr Robert Hendrickson
Dear Friends in Christ, On Trinity Sunday, we celebrate the mystery at the heart of our faith: one God in three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit…
Mtr Margaret Babcock
“I ask (the Father) to strengthen you by his Spirit–not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength–that Christ will live in you as you open…
Jeanette Renouf
My dear friends, In the first part of today’s Gospel (Luke 19: 41-48), Jesus laments the fate of Jerusalem and he weeps over it. He bemoans…
Kelsi Vanada
Dear Friends in Christ, Today’s Gospel reading is Luke’s account of the Beatitudes (Luke 6:17-23), different from the longer, better-known version in Matthew 5. What I…
Deacon Brigid Waszczak
“As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out…
Fr Matthew Reese
“But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to…
Br Alex Swain
Beloved in Christ, As I reflected on today’s readings, the theme of obedience jumped out at me. The readings from Deuteronomy use the word obey three…
Fr Robert Hendrickson
Dear Friends in Christ, One of the things that the Holy Spirit does is reveal the truth of things and their potential. In Baptism, the Spirit…