Proper 20, Year A, Matt. 20: 1-16 Whenever Jesus starts a parable by saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like…”, hold on to your hats. He is going to turn our world upside down because the Kingdom of Heaven is not like this world. We need to remember that Jesus teaches about the Kingdom of … Continue reading The Economy of God
Proper 21, Year A, Philippians 2:1-13 Today we are celebrating the life of St. Francis of Assisi as Wednesday is his feast day. I have been a professed member of the Order of Ecumenical Franciscans since 2005, but began reading about his way of following Jesus much earlier than that. There are so many stories … Continue reading Make My Joy Complete
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 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
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
My last blog post was reflecting on the end of my middler year in seminary. I went on to my Senior year, graduated, and was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church on June 25th. The toll that the pandemic and other hard life events took on us, and I mean most all of us … Continue reading Where Did That Year Go?
(Want to help support Alyssa? Click here for her GoFundMe page) I call myself a Late Bloomer, or am even known to refer to this change as “living my life backwards.” The real message is never think you know what God is going to do when you try to live your life dedicated to the … Continue reading The Transition
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