Interrupting the Silence

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

  • As Real As A Baby’s Cry – A Christmas Eve Sermon On Luke 2:1-20

    As Real As A Baby’s Cry – A Christmas Eve Sermon On Luke 2:1-20

    The announcement has been made and the news delivered. Today God has come to us as a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger. (Luke 2:1-20) Emmanuel. God is with us. The angel calls this good news of great joy for all people. Not just for the shepherds but for all Read more

  • Offering Without Expectation – An Advent Sermon On Luke 1:26-38

    Offering Without Expectation – An Advent Sermon On Luke 1:26-38

    What are your plans for Christmas? That’s been a common question the last couple of weeks. It’s a question I’ve asked and been asked. Some are traveling, others are staying home. Some will have a big gathering of family and friends, others will have a more quiet low key Christmas. Food and gifts are parts Read more

  • Might We Also Be Mothers Of God?

    Might We Also Be Mothers Of God?

    “If by God’s Holy Ghost thou art beguiled,There will be born in thee the Eternal Child. If it’s like Mary, virginal and pure,Then God will impregnate your soul for sure. God make me pregnant, and his Spirit shadow me,That God may rise up in my soul and shatter me. What good does Gabriel’s “Ave, Mary” Read more

  • Make A Beginning Worthy Of Your Life – An Advent Sermon On Mark 1:1-8

    Make A Beginning Worthy Of Your Life – An Advent Sermon On Mark 1:1-8

    I’m jealous of John the Baptizer. In today’s gospel (Mark 1:1-8) he experiences what every preacher dreams of.  He has been “the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’” He’s been pushing the people to rethink, reevaluate, reconsider their lives. And darned if they Read more

  • The Beginning Is Near – An Advent Sermon On Mark 13:24-37

    The Beginning Is Near – An Advent Sermon On Mark 13:24-37

    After the start of the Israel-Hamas war I heard comments about the end of the world. A couple of people asked me if I thought the end was near. I heard the same kind of comments and questions after the Robb School shooting. I also heard them following the January 6 insurrection. And just a Read more

  • Thanksgiving And Prayer

    Thanksgiving And Prayer

    “Thus we should all give thanks to Him, as it is said: ‘In everything give thanks’ (1 Thess. 5:18). Closely linked to this phrase is another of St Paul’s injunctions: ‘Pray without ceasing’ (1 Thess. 5:17), that is, be mindful of God at all time, in all places, and in every circumstance. For no matter 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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