When I was a child growing up in Philadelphia, I respected a man who lived across the street from me named Mr. Weaver.
Philip’s faithfulness in the face of challenge
Today we celebrate and commemorate the Apostle Philip who, like most followers of Jesus named in the Gospels, we know very little about.
Who empties the trash? Who is Saint Bartholomew?
We were standing in front of an overflowing trash can in the neighborhood “fast-food chicken” franchise. It took me a moment to register my son asking me the question. I’d been daydreaming and lost in thought.
Celebrating St. Peter & St. Paul
Editor’s Note: This is a reprise of a Grow Christians post Nurya Love Parish wrote in June 2016, when our community was young and beginning […]
Q: “Who lives… who dies… who tells your story?” A: St. Luke, Apostle.
The musical’s haunting refrain inspires my gratitude for St. Luke’s ministry of storytelling.