Remember me Death is nothing at all, but the beginning of another life.I have only slipped into the next roomI am I and you are youwhatever we were to each other that we are still.Call me by my old familiar name,Speak to me in the easy way which you always usedLaugh as we always laughed  Read more …

The Feast of All Souls’ Day, when we remember and pray for the dead, has weighted significance this year when so many have died of COVID-19 and the pandemic’s restrictions has prevented usual funeral services and final goodbyes in person. About 228,000 people in the United States alone have died of COVID-19.As that number continues  Read more …

The earliest Christians identified Jesus with the predicted Messiah of the Jews. The Jewish word “messiah,” and the Greek word “Christ,” both mean “anointed one,” and came to refer to the expected king who would deliver Israel from the hands of the Romans.   Christians believe that Jesus is this expected Messiah.  Unlike the messiah  Read more …

In the celebration of the Eucharist, the glorified Christ becomes present under the appearances of bread and wine in a way that is unique, a way that is uniquely suited to the Eucharist. In the Church’s traditional theological language, in the act of consecration during the Eucharist the “substance” of the bread and wine is  Read more …

Observe how crafty Jesus’ enemies are, the ones he calls “hypocrites.” They go off and plot how they might trap Jesus “in speech.” This sounds like presidential electoral debates in the United States, where opponents study their adversaries’ beliefs ahead of time, regardless of what these might mean in real life. The point is not  Read more …

In today’s epistle, St Paul issues a call to build our community. Paul’s exhortation is similar to that of Nehemiah (2, 18) find in the Old Testament.  How did Nehemiah and companions re-build the walls of the city to protect the Temple?  How can their story inspire us   to build our community Church? Nehemiah…  Read more …

As is appropriate today on this wonderful feast, I want to talk to you about St. Francis of Assisi.  But not the St. Francis who only sat passively in the woods with all the animals.  I want to talk to you about the St. Francis who transformed the Church.  For Francis, the Church was not  Read more …

Why is Michael our patron saint? Of the many angels spoken of in the Bible, only four are called by name: Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, and Michael. The archangel Michael is the most venerated of all the angels. He is the powerful agent of God who wards off evil from God’s people and delivers peace to  Read more …

Challenges have always been part of mortality and God’s plan for our growth. In each instance the people had every reason to be anxious, fearful, and hopeless, yet the Lord directed them toward a reason to rejoice.          How does the Lord’s invitation to not be anxious sound in our world today? When economic uncertainties,  Read more …

The tithe is 10% of your income, and it should be given to God faithfully. Tithing honors God , the Scriptural principles of generously providing for  those in need, and laying up treasures in heaven. Throughout Scripture, we are encouraged to give the first part of our resources to God as an expression of honor  Read more …