Interrupting the Silence

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

  • Solitude For Ourselves And Others

    Jung recounts a story of a clergyman who had been working fourteen hours a day and was suffering from emotional exhaustion. Jung’s advice was that he should work eight hours a day, then go home and spend the evening alone in his study. The clergyman agreed to follow Jung’s advice precisely. He worked eight hours, Read more

  • A Life Well Squandered – Luke 16:1-13

    The collect and readings for the Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 20C,  may be found here. The gospel is Luke 16:1-13. Then Jesus said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. 2So he summoned him and said to Read more

  • Unique, Priceless, and Irreplaceable – Everyone Belongs

    The collect and readings for Proper 19C, the Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Luke 15:1-10. Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3So Read more

  • The Fire-Bringing Family-Dividing Jesus, Luke 12:49-56

    The collect and readings for today, Proper 15C, the Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Luke 12:49-56. Jesus said “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under Read more

  • Waiting For The Unexpected Hour – Luke 12:32-40

    The collect and readings for today, Proper 14C, the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Luke 12:32-40. Jesus said to his disciples, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for Read more

  • Prayer: A To-Do List For God?

    The collect and readings for the Ninth Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 12, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Luke 11:1-13. He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When 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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