In the Name... Once upon a time, there was an economically advantaged person of the male sex who hired an executive director for his...

Sermon: PENTECOST 17, September 11th, 2016 In the Name... Before a trial, the judge explained to the defendant, “You can let me try your...

In the Name... There's a story told about the Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black when he attended the funeral of a politician who had a...

This morning we hear more about visions. In a vision, Paul was called to leave the familiar Jewish world and go to Macedonia, Greece,...

Why do we come here on this Easter morning? Perhaps it is just out of habit, or family tradition, just a pleasant way to spend a Sunday...

Remember the old hymn, “Beneath the Cross of Jesus I fain would take my stand.” Beneath the Cross of Jesus – that’s where we stand...

It is a strange day for us, followers of Jesus. We start out with palms and praises – welcoming Jesus into Jerusalem, welcoming him into...

From ancient times, mountains have been part of the story of our faith. Mountains are places of encounter with the divine. Moses on Mt....

Water into wine. One of the most well-known and familiar of stories in the Gospels. But why? Why do we remember this strange and...

Years ago, when I was rector of the American Church in Florence, Italy, one of the joys for our family in the weeks after Christmas was...

“ A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of year For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp,...

Tonight we remember again the holy story. The story of the birth of Jesus, the son of God, born into our lives, our flesh and our world....

“My soul magnifies the Lord.” Mary’s song. We read together this morning on this last Sunday Advent. Mary’s soul magnifies God, makes...

Advent is a penitential season, but not like Lent. Advent is a season of joy rather than introspective repentance. Blue vestments,...

“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and...

The so-called holiday season is upon us, sooner than we would like perhaps, but here it is. The Thanksgiving feast – turkey and...

There once was a man who came to Jesus, a “seeker” we might call him today. He was not poor, he led a good life, he followed the...

“I use the grotesque the way I do because people are deaf and dumb and need help to see and hear.” The great Southern, Roman Catholic...

You probably have seen the picture - Aylan Kurdi, the 3-year-old Syrian refugee child, drowned, lying face-down on a Turkish beach. It...

Today I’d like to look at today’s Gospel lesson, the aftermath of the feeding of the multitude with bread and fish … I want to look at...