This Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Advent, when we remember the conception of Jesus. The Gospel text for this Sunday changes from year to year, but each one celebrates God taking up residence in Mary’s womb. The collect (prayer) for the fourth Sunday of...
On November 26, 2025, my friend Rob and I attended Grace Broadway's Thanksgiving service at 6:00 p.m. The mass was held in the chapel, which was quite lovely and included the Holy Eucharist, classic Thanksgiving hymns, and a meaningful homily. One of the...
I recently started a new spiritual practice of using Scripture as inspiration for prayers of thanksgiving. Since Thanksgiving Day is included in our church calendar, I decided try this practice with the epistle from this year's Thanksgiving Day lectionary...
Sunday is the feast of Christ the King, concluding our church year. So, Sunday is a kind of liturgical “New Year’s Eve”. And next Sunday, we begin a new church year with the first Sunday of Advent. Yes, I know, it snuck up on me too! The last day of Jesus’...
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AND THE SOFT POWER OF THE FOLK-TALE Sometimes, quite by chance, we stumble upon a story or a statement or an article in a periodical, and suddenly things that have perplexed us come into sharper focus. It has happened fairly...