May 7, 2025
Dear friends in Christ, At a time when the headlines seem to be dominated by bad news, I thought it might be nice to share some good news about the Good News. For years, the trends in church attendance and so on have been depressing. There are signs that a...
April 30, 2025
Dear friends in Christ, This Sunday’s Gospel shares an encounter Jesus had with his disciples after his resurrection. He first finds them fishing. They’ve fished all night long, but they caught nothing. Jesus tells them to try again, casting their net on the other side of the boat. This time,...
April 23, 2025
Dear friends in Christ, One of the things I love about the Gospel according to St. John is that there are a couple of places where the evangelist speaks directly to us, the reader. It’s a bit like in a play or a TV show when one of the characters...
April 16, 2025
Dear friends in Christ, Tomorrow we begin our annual pilgrimage through the three holiest days of the year: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Eve. In these liturgies, we are drawn into the heart of our faith. The theological term for this foundation on which our whole faith is built...
