We have sterilized the cross. What began as a device of torture and execution now adorns bejeweled necklines, book jackets marketing to Christians, and all manner of art and decor.
Saint Bartholomew and Brokenness
Nothing, really, is known about Bartholomew, who is mentioned in the list of disciples in the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke). While John does […]
For the Love of a Mother
I have to be very careful when I write about the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Seeing the Glory of the Lord Off the Mountain
I would love to be delivered from the disquietude, the anxiety, the unease, of this world. Want to come up with me to the mountain for just a little bit?
James the Apostle and Overcoming Our Culture of Greatness
We do not know much about him, but James must have been a pretty big deal.
Celebrating Pentecost at Home
It’s been fifty days since Easter Day. Fifty days. Seven Weeks. An entire liturgical season spent physically distancing from our church families.
Ascension Day Reminds the Church Who We Are
Here, forty days after experiencing the impossible, grappling with the fact that Jesus had risen from the dead, the disciples are again standing in awe.
Celebrating the Ordinary with Saints Philip and James
As a priest I probably shouldn’t admit to this, but I know next to nothing about James and Philip, the two saints whom we honor today. To be fair, none of us can claim to know much about them either.
Sharing Good News in Times of Hardship: The Feast of Saint Mark
Gilded chapels and stained glass light have been the setting of my past reflections on the feast day of Saint Mark the Evangelist. But this year, there is COVID-19. It seems that nothing is left untouched by the pandemic.
A Saint for the Back Row Dancer
Our faithfulness is not a reality show to be won, but rather transformation for God and glory to God alone.