I know with my own tattoos, I was searching for exactly what we proclaim when a new baptismal candidate is sealed with holy oil and the sign of the Cross–a way that every time I saw it, I knew in my heart of hearts I truly was marked as Christ’s own.
The Reverend David Sellery, Author, Resource Creator and Retreat Leader. Committed to a vocation that focuses on encountering God in the midst of everyday life,
Psalm 66, 67 (Morning) Psalm 19, 46 (Evening) 1 Maccabees. 2:29-43,49-50 Acts 28:14b-23 Luke 16:1-13 Our Gospel reading today, also known as “The parable of
by Ann Fontaine I was ordained on the Day of Epiphany 1996. Though I had been a very active Episcopalian and lay preacher, Eucharistic minister,
Readings: Psalm 112:1-9 Deuteronomy 15:7-11 2 John 1-9 Luke 4:16-22 Margaret of Scotland was a queen but also an exemplar of what it means to
Our fundamental book of faith contains the same uncomfortable paradox we find in our daily journey within our human condition–the coexistence of both abounding love and unspeakable horror.
Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease
by Donald Schell From our very first Lent in 1979 when St. Gregory of Nyssa, San Francisco only had about a dozen members we poured
They saw the hole left in their own lives when they were forced to leave home, but did they think about the holes in the community and the families that were left behind?
… Christian life is more than a marathon; it can also be a treacherous obstacle course. Expect to be tripped. Expect to fall. Endurance means more than just chugging along. We must regularly pick ourselves up and get back in the race.