Today is Good Friday. As always, our Good Friday service (watch it here on YouTube) was "stripped down" -- a stark altar, sorrowful music, solemn and pleading prayers, and a homily that captured the agony of Jesus on the cross. We also had a Stations of the...
This weekend marks the beginning of one of the most important liturgical seasons that we celebrate each year. Every year, around this time, we embark on a journey in which the full drama of human experience will unfold before our eyes--a veritable roller...
A couple of months ago, parishioner Anne Tong asked me if she could organize a Sunday forum about God’s grace. Before even hearing her vision for the forum, I said “YES!” in my heart. Grace is what our daily walk with Christ is all about. It shows up in...
Last week I discovered a meditation room at LaGuardia. It was the first one of these I’d seen in an airport – right next to a set of restrooms, a “pet relief” room, and a room for moms to nurse their babies. The meditation room was a bit sterile,...
On Thursday, February 22, we have a unique and exciting event happening at the church. In lieu of our normal Candlelight Communion service, we’ll be hosting Doug Hertler for a special presentation of his one-man show Merton and Me: A Living Trinity. The play...