ALPHA Is Coming
Dear beloved sisters and brothers, As you’ve heard, Alpha is coming to our parish this Fall. Alpha is an 11-week course that is focused on the essential, core message of the Gospel: faith and salvation in Jesus Christ, who empowers us by the gift of the Holy Spirit to live [...]
Priceless
This week, we celebrate a real milestone in the discipleship of three of the chief Apostles: Peter, James and John. Jesus calls just these three to the mountain and, in their presence, unveils his glory. He appears to them as transfigured, his body glorified, his garments as light and, as [...]
Asking With The Wisdom of Solomon
You may remember the story from your childhood about Aladdin and the magic lamp. By rubbing the lamp, Aladdin summons the genie, who grants him three wishes. In our reading from the Old Testament this weekend, we hear the story of Solomon, who is preparing to succeed his father, David, [...]
Grandpa Deacon
This Sunday, I will baptize my first grandson, Gus (technically it is Guthrie David). I was blessed to baptize my youngest granddaughter, Emmie, on December 6, 2015, the day after I was ordained a deacon. Anne and I have doubled our grandchild population over these past few weeks. My daughter, [...]
Rich Soil, Solid Foundation
I admire the true gardeners, those who can make the beautiful and the useful grow. I am in awe of these people. If you are one of them, I thank God for you. I have the well-deserved reputation among my family and friends, including here in the office, of being [...]
The Weight
Life is a complicated, often painful endeavor, and the greatest adventure we can have, though never without struggle. Living a full life is highly demanding and forces us to reckon with our limitations. So many times, we come to the end of our lives and find that there is still [...]
Out Of Order
I went to use the copy machine at work the other day, and someone had posted a large sign saying that the machine was out of order and that service had been called. Most of us have had the experience of expecting some convenience of our modern age to work [...]
Upon This Rock
This weekend, we celebrate the feast of our patron, St. Peter. This is a great time for us, as a parish, to celebrate Peter, the rock, upon which Jesus built the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church! Sometimes when reading scripture, I wonder if Jesus could have used a personal [...]
Trip To Uganda
Dear friends, Thank you so very much for all your prayers for me and our small group of missionary disciples, during our ten days in Uganda. Your prayers and ours were answered far beyond anything we could have imagined. It’s hard to find words that can faithfully express what we [...]
1=3=1
So many of the things we believe are either difficult or impossible to explain. A good number can’t even be satisfactorily understood for one’s self. Perhaps chief among the things we call “mysteries” — or at least on the short list of greatest mysteries of the faith — is the [...]
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