Edina Hall
Siblings in Christ, Today we celebrate the life of Saint Macrina the Younger (327-379). She is often described as a “mother of the church,” but…
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Sherry Sterling
Dear friends, I mistakenly wrote about July’s third Thursday gospel reading last month, so I’m circling back to June’s for today (Luke 20:41-21:4). It’s when Jesus…
Elizabeth Wood
Dear friends, In my last job before retirement I worked for Levi Strauss and Co., the original jeans company, where fabric technologists constantly looked at shrinkage…
Fr Matthew Reese
And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they…
Br Alex Swain
The disciples determined that, according to their ability, each would send relief to the brothers and sisters living in Judea; this they did, sending it to…
Fr Robert Hendrickson
Dear Friends in Christ, In a time marked by international instability, domestic political tension, and economic uncertainty, remaining faithful to Jesus can feel like navigating a…
Mtr Margaret Babcock
Jesus rebuked (the unclean spirit): Silence! Come out of him! After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came…
John Koza
Dear Siblings in Christ, I have been reading and praying the Daily Office for several years now, and I am constantly amazed by familiar passages suddenly…
Kelsi Vanada
Dear Friends in Christ, In our lectionary, the readings for any given day often necessarily begin or end in the middle of a story (especially if…
Justin Appel
Dear Friends, Today’s Gospel lesson from Luke contains a lengthy post-resurrection story: the road to Emmaus. In this episode, Jesus finds the disciples struggling to understand what…
Fr Matthew Reese
“But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had prepared. And they found the…
Br Alex Swain
Beloved in Christ, How do you make sense of the contradictions of life? How do you make sense of those places in our mind which hold…