July 6, 2025: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. I don’t know about you, but I found it an odd juxtaposition we faced on Friday, July 4th. On the very day that we celebrate courage in the face of tyranny, the President signed an act of Congress so inhumane, harmful…
June 29, 2025: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. “Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made…
June 8, 2025 – The Feast of Pentecost: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Welcome to our Mass on the Grass…with Brass! What a joy it is to be out worshiping with all of you here in the midst of God’s beautiful creation. When we started this annual outdoor service…
June 1, 2025: “Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen Indeed. Alleluia! It’s the final Sunday of Easter today, so just because, let’s do that again – Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen Indeed. Alleluia! That never gets old to me, and hopefully not for you too. Next Sunday, during our “Mass…
May 25, 2025: Alleluia! Christ is risen! Yes, we are still in Eastertide. And, it is also Memorial Day Weekend in our country. A time when we remember those who gave the last full measure for the freedoms we hold dear. And in today’s scriptures, we hear two passages that have a lot to say…
May 11, 2025: Alleluia! Christ is risen! Welcome to Good Shepherd Sunday, always the fourth Sunday of Easter, when we hear the gospel message of Jesus as our shepherd, whose voice we hear and whom we follow. It is also Mother’s Day in the secular world. I hope to get lots of licks and meows…
May 4, 2025: Alleluia! Christ is risen! Now, you’ll know I am a bit of a geek; and, as this is a special day for Star Wars fans, I suppose I should begin by saying: May the 4th be with you! You know, you can always tell when an Episcopalian is watching a Star Wars…
April 27, 2025: Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Happy Easter! Now, for all of you that thought Easter was last Sunday…today is Easter…too, or 2. Easter is not just a single day on the calendar. We are still celebrating Easter and we are in Eastertide until the day of Pentecost, this year falling on June 8th. …
Easter Sunday – April 20, 2025: The Lord is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! And “Χριστός Ανέστη!” “Αληθώς Ανέστη” “Καλό Πάσχα!” “Christ is Risen!” “Truly [he is] risen!” “Happy Easter!” to all our Eastern Orthodox sisters and brothers in Christ, who today are also celebrating Easter Sunday. This doesn’t happen all the time, that we…
April 13, 2025 – Palm Sunday: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Somehow, I feel like this Palm Sunday feels more real than ever before. But before we get to that, I need to remind everyone that it is in fact Palm Sunday. We shouldn’t be reading the passion gospel…
