An Episcopal Priest's Sermons, Prayers, and Reflections on Life, Becoming Human, and Discovering Our Divinity
“What are you giving up for Lent?” I suspect we have all heard this question many times. We have probably even asked it of another or ourselves. Unfortunately, it seems this one question often sets the tone for the season…
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Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling…
Read More Feast of the Transfiguration – Listen
Our spiritual health and growth, like our physical health and growth, depend on daily exercise. The church often refers to this exercise as ascesis. Ascesis involves commitment, practice, and the remembrance of what is important. True ascesis becomes a way…
Read More Strengthening our Life in the Church
One of the traditional Lenten practices is self-denial. Often this leaves us asking the question, "What should I give up for Lent?" The answers vary - candy, bread, wine, shopping, blogging.... We endure for God's sake forty days of self-denial.…
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Interrupting the Silence 