Proper 18, Year A, Romans 13-8-14 Many of you know that my husband and I are Franciscans, meaning that we follow the way of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi. These two saints lived in Europe in the medieval ages in an area we now call Italy. Francis grew up as a spoilt rich boy … Continue reading Kissing the Leper
Proper 15, Year A–Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 This passage in Matthew’s Gospel today is really uncomfortable to read. Jesus is not in a good mood and is even calling someone a bad name! This is not a warm, fuzzy Jesus, but the Jesus that shows up more often to make us uncomfortable and squirm a … Continue reading Even the Crumbs
Jesus does not give us false promises that we will never struggle or succumb to the waves. But there is one eternal promise. We will never face those storms alone. Do not fear. Art by David Mach The Gospel reading today is a familiar one to many of us. Even if you’re new to church … Continue reading Do Not be Afraid
Transfiguration Sunday, Year A (Aug 6th) (To new priests) Good morning my friends and siblings! Here we are again, gathered amongst the trees in this beautiful sacred space. Welcome to the new curates who are here at curate cohort for the first time. I look forward to our companionship, all the stories we can share … Continue reading How We Carry the Mystery
Proper 9 (Year A), Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Have you ever felt like you were trying so hard to relate to some people but no matter how you approached them, it just wasn’t good enough? No matter what you did, you were criticized for the way you didn’t meet someone else’s standards? We religious people can … Continue reading Dancing & Mourning
Proper 6 Year A, Matthew 9:35—10:8 [9-23] Have you ever started a job that you felt called to do because you wanted to help people? Something that you’ve done because your faith in Jesus Christ and your understanding of the Gospel compelled you to love your neighbor? Perhaps you wanted to do something that lifted … Continue reading The needs are great and the workers are few/Las necesidades son grandes y los trabajadores pocos
John 9: 1-41 When I was a little girl, I would put on a blindfold and pretend I was blind because I wanted to know what it was like to have to manage life without sight. I think many of us did that, curious about how one needed to use our other sense more when … Continue reading A story of a blind man/la historia de un ciego
I’ve decided I need to write these stories down that I am accumulating. They are gems of humanity that paint the picture of a call to ministry that is mine at the moment. I hope by sharing these stories of people who cross my path, I’ll remember them. I’ll remember how we shaped each other … Continue reading Musings from the Church in the Margins
Happy New Year! We continue to celebrate the incarnation–when God became a person that actually lived and breathed and walked this earth. God, who created all living things, became God’s own creation. Most of the frenzy and commercialization of this holiday has subsided and we are settling down for our black-eyed peas and a quiet … Continue reading New Year 2023
Proper 16, Year C, Luke 13: 10-17 When I was growing up, my great, great aunt was a prominent figure in my family. “Aintee,” we all called her. She never married yet had helped raise my grandfather and his siblings when his mother (Aunty’s sister) died when he was three months old. She helped my … Continue reading The Lifting Up of Heads
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