Elizabeth Wood
Dear friends, I spend a few minutes every day on puzzles. I start with the NYT Spelling Bee, which I work on until it tells me…
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Justin Appel
Dear Friends, In the writings of the desert fathers and mothers, one story involves a hermit who frequently heard the local shepherds using foul language. When…
Fr Matthew Reese
“After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing…
Fr Alex Swain
Beloved in Christ, Anger, particularly justifiable anger (or what we think is justifiable), often leads to poor judgement. Today’s Gospel, where Jesus is judged and condemned…
Fr Robert Hendrickson
Dear Friends in Christ, In moments of unspeakable tragedy, words often falter. The violence of the recent school shooting in Minnesota has left communities shaken, families…
Grant Batchelder
Acts 28:17–31 Dear Friends, I admire Paul. I also know I’m not him. At the end of Acts, Paul is under house arrest, still welcoming visitors,…
Edina Hall
They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took Peter, James and John along with…
Chotard Doll
Dear Friends: The passage from Hebrews today extols the “City of the Living God,” the heavenly Jerusalem where God dwells. St. Augustine, whom we celebrate today,…
Fr Matthew Reese
“But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Take heed, watch;…
Fr Alex Swain
Beloved in Christ, Yesterday, August 24, was the Feast of St. Bartholomew the Apostle. But, as it was a Sunday (and therefore a Feast of the…
Fr Robert Hendrickson
Dear Friends in Christ, This weekend at Saint Philip’s in the Hills, it was a joy and a privilege to witness the ordination of two new…
Emily Lyons
Dear Friends, Today the Daily Office readings speak to me of the tension between the past and the future. Like a bowstring drawn back, these readings…