Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us John’s gospel story about the wedding at Cana invites us to see Mary as the New Eve. The creation story of Genesis is in the background at Cana as it was in Revelation. Mary is here, too, called “woman”. Also, Mary is presented at Cana as the  Read more …

Why do we build a church? We (Christians) build to see God. In 1 Chronicles 22:19 God says “Seek me, build me a temple”. Building a space for a community to encounter God is one of the most basic acts of drawing heaven into your world. It has been this way for centuries. The Shunamite  Read more …

Lord, I am not worthy that… We all have heard of, or have said these words many times in our life. They express the reality of our nothingness in the face of the grandiosity of God, our creator. John the Baptist has said them right before he baptized Christ. Zacchaeus has said them when Christ  Read more …

Where are you going? The feast of epiphany opens a new era in the life of the three “wise men”, “Magi” who left their Eastern region to follow the “star”. That journey changed them. Following the star sets a new beginning, a new year so to speak. And they know where they are going: to  Read more …

Epiphany: “Lumen requirunt lumine” Which means by following a light, they sought the light. The feast of Epiphany has the makings of high drama. It features long journeys, guiding stars, ominous danger, holy dreams, great escapes, and a threatened baby. Epiphany’s conflicts are boldly drawn. Light fights night. The joy of discovery ends long wandering. Truth foils deception. The  Read more …

New Year’s Message 2024 Dear Members and Friends of Saint Michael the Archangel Church, Happy New Year to you! In everything our faith tells us that we must always give thanks and praise to God, the Father Almighty. I am thankful to Him for His many blessings upon us as a parish. I must admit  Read more …

Sunday is the fourth and last of the Sundays of the Advent season, reminding us all that Christmas is coming very soon and Advent is already ending. It seems that it was just yesterday that Advent started, doesn’t it? But the reality is that time passes on, and sometimes really quickly before we realize how  Read more …

Christ the King of the Universe People often ask, what is the most important thing in a Christian’s life? The answer usually is God. This answer, though correct, is complex. But what does it mean when you or someone else says God is the most important thing (person) in my life? What do we mean  Read more …

The doctrine of apostolic succession—central to the Anglican-Catholic Church’s identity with the Church founded by Jesus in the first century—involves there being an unbroken line of bishops from the beginning of Christian history to the present. Christ conferred upon his apostles the original task of shepherding the earthly Church in his absence. As the Church  Read more …

Community Everything in Church, and everything pertaining to healthy Churches and evangelism is RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS. All things are relational – cultivating and sustaining healthy and loving relationships. Our time is centered on community. In general, people no longer go to church because of loyalty to a tradition or group. In fact, many do not  Read more …