Fr Matthew Reese
“[Jesus said,] ‘Which is easier, to say, “Your sins are forgiven you,” or to say, “Rise and walk?” But that you may know that the Son…
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John Koza
Dear Friends in Christ, One of the readings for today is Psalm 19: 7-14. A beautiful psalm. A lovely prayer. And I think that the ending,…
Fr Robert Hendrickson
Dear Friends in Christ, One of the challenges of being in church these days is trying to find the balance between speaking to what’s happening in…
Mtr Mary Trainor
Dear friend, “Patty, go bring us a Pepsi.” Well, I’m the Patty in this scenario, and the speaker of this “work order” was my mother. A…
Dcn Brigid Waszczak
Dear Brothers and Sisters, King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Esther… pleaded with the king… begged him to put…
Chotard Doll
Dear Friends, The Luke passage for today is the Lord’s Prayer. It is a prayer we say so often that we tend to take it for…
Justin Appel
Dear Friends in Christ, Today’s New Testament reading from Acts recounts Saint Paul’s visit to Ephesus. He discovered that the people there had been baptized “in the…
Fr Matthew Reese
Dear Friends, There’s been so much lovely theological reflection in Daily Bread the last week, that I’m loath to step out of it. Especially this morning with…
Dcn Susan Erickson
“‘Who knows? Perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this.’” —Esther 4: 14 Dear Siblings in Christ, The quotation above…
Fr Robert Hendrickson
Dear Friends in Christ, I was honored to preach at Dick Cockrell’s Requiem yesterday with Fr Matthew celebrating. It was a wonderful opportunity to think about…
Kyle Dresback
Friends, Looking back, I’m not quite sure how we got involved in club soccer so early. We started with plain old coed “blob soccer,” then I…
Sherry Sterling
Psalm 112: 1, 6-8 Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. Surely the righteous will never be…