Interrupting the Silence

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

  • On Entering Church – Talking or Praying?

    It is interesting to watch how people enter the church each week. I am really referring to what happens in the narthex, that vestibule or hallway area just outside the nave or what most people commonly think of as the church. Traditionally, the narthex was a “part of the church building, but was not considered Read more

  • Grace in a Wage Based World – A Sermon on Matthew 20:1-16, Proper 20A

    The collect and reading for today may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 20:1-16. Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. Read more

  • Infinite Forgiveness – A Sermon on Matthew 18:21-35, Proper 19A

    The collect and readings for today, the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 19A, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 18:21-35. Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not Read more

  • 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

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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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