“…as he blessed them, he left them and was taken up to heaven.” Luke 24:51 Dear Friends: Thank goodness Jesus blesses us before he’s sucked up into heaven. In the last three verses of Luke’s gospel, this is what we get. Jesus, alive, resurrected from the dead, taken up to heaven. The image is not […]

“…that we all may be one…” John 17:21 Dear Friends: Earlier this month I was able to join with more than a hundred colleagues across The Diocese at Shrine Mont for a brief Spring Clergy Conference. Thank you for helping to steady the ship while I was away.  Shrine Mont is our Diocesan principal Cathedral […]

Jesus said, “…love each other.”John 13:34 Dear Friends: Not long ago, a person of deep faith said to me when referring to a group different from their familiar group, “I love them, but…” Then, the person went on to tell me why it’s acceptable to exclude them. Oh my. “It’s so easy! Why don’t we […]

Dear Friends:  As you know, our beloved Gwynn Crichton has been with us for her first year of internship as a seminarian in preparation for her role as a priest in the church. As one of her official assignments, Gwynn is required to submit a paper stating her observations of her field site. Below is […]

Come, let’s shout praises to God, raise the roof for the Rock who saved us! (The Message Psalm 95:1) Dear Friends:  We’re dancing and celebrating today! History tells us that throughout most of the world May 1st is the celebration with joy of the entrance of spring. Flowers adorn heads of statues. Baskets of fresh flowers […]