Interrupting the Silence

Interrupting the Silence is a place for spiritual reflection, guidance, and growth.
It offers practical spirituality grounded in the contemplative tradition.

  • Be Prayer

    “In the catacombs, the most frequent image is the figure of a woman in prayer, the Orant; she represents the one true attitude of the human soul. It is not enough to say prayers; one must become, be prayer, prayer incarnate. It is not enough to have moments of praise. All of life, each act, Read more

  • A Litany for the 10th Anniversary of 9/11

    O God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth,       Have mercy upon us.O God the Son, Redeemer of the world,Have mercy upon us.O God the Holy Spirit, Sanctifier of the faithful,Have mercy upon us.O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, one God,Have mercy upon us. Hear our prayers, O Christ, our God.Hear us, Read more

  • Making the Gospel Relevant

    “Christian faith is not about some god who is an abstract presence somewhere else but about the living presence of God here and now, in this world, in exactly this world, as we know it and touch it and smell it and live and work in it. That is why, incidentally, all the well-meant talk Read more

  • Re-centering – A Sermon on Matthew 16:13-20, Proper 16A

    The collect and readings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 16A, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 16:13-20. When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Read more

  • WIlliam Porcher DuBose, Episcopal Theologian

    William Porcher DuBose (April 11, 1836 to August 18, 1918) was an American Anglican priest and theologian. He spent most of his life as a professor at the School of Theology, The University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee. In the Episcopal Church he is remembered on August 18. He was one of the most Read more

  • The Feast of St. Mary the Virgin, Dormition, and Assumption

    Today, August 15, is one of the great Marian feast days. The Eastern Orthodox call it the Feast of the Dormition while Roman Catholics call it the Feast of the Assumption. They deal with the same event but the interpretation is a bit different. The Rev. Patrick Comerford offers the following distinction: The Orthodox Church Read more

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Fr. Mike

My name is Mike Marsh. I am a priest of the Episcopal Church. I retired from active parish ministry in 2025 after serving twenty-two years in The Episcopal Diocese of West Texas.

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