Justin Appel
Dear Friends, Today’s morning Gospel lesson centers around St. John the Baptist, who sent his own disciples to Jesus to ask “Are you the one who…
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Fr Matthew Reese
“When [Jesus] was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, ‘Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not…
Dcn Tom Lindell
My brothers and sisters, What good fortune as today’s Eucharistic lectionary offers the classic parable of the Good Samaritan. Interestingly, this passage from Luke has no…
Fr Robert Hendrickson
Dear Friends in Christ, One of the truths of life, I think, is that how we treat those who can’t repay us is a reflection on…
Mtr Mary Trainor
If it was easy, anyone could do it. Dear friend, I remember quite clearly the first time I heard that phrase. It was uttered by an…
Jordan Paul
We put up such high and impenetrable walls around our souls to keep bad things out, but in doing so we may unintentionally deny the goodness…
Shirin McArthur
One Sabbath, while Jesus was going through some grain fields, his disciples plucked some heads of grain, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them. —Luke…
Justin Appel
Dear Friends, When hardships and storms arise in life—as they inevitably will for us all—few texts can express the existential crisis quite like the Psalms. Take…
Fr Matthew Reese
“[Jesus said,] ‘Which is easier, to say, “Your sins are forgiven you,” or to say, “Rise and walk?” But that you may know that the Son…
John Koza
Dear Friends in Christ, One of the readings for today is Psalm 19: 7-14. A beautiful psalm. A lovely prayer. And I think that the ending,…
Fr Robert Hendrickson
Dear Friends in Christ, One of the challenges of being in church these days is trying to find the balance between speaking to what’s happening in…
Mtr Mary Trainor
Dear friend, “Patty, go bring us a Pepsi.” Well, I’m the Patty in this scenario, and the speaker of this “work order” was my mother. A…