All Meditations
Rocky's Priorities
posted on Aug 25, 2014The word Peter means rock. Cephas in Aramaic, Petros in Latin. Jesus called Peter his rock. He would build the church upon this rock. But the funny part about Peter, or Rocky as one theologian calls him, is that he was not solid at all at first. P...
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Walking on Chaos
posted on Aug 11, 2014I have been consumed with thoughts about the Christians in Iraq. I picture their pure terror as ISIS comes for them, forcing them from their homes, killing, starving. What would you do? I picture myself singing Amazing Grace as I prepare to die. ...
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Fishes, Loaves and Toxic Charity
posted on Aug 4, 2014Other than the resurrection itself, there is only one miracle that is present in all four of the gospel accounts. We hear about this miracle in the gospel today. It is also one of the very few miracles in which Jesus distributes goods, the other b...
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Wheat and Weeds
posted on Jul 21, 2014Last week, we discussed the parable of the dirt. Remember how I told you about the desert fathers of the fourth and fifth centuries, how they would go into a cave and meditate on one single parable for a YEAR? And then they would come out and expl...
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American Peace: A Rest for the Soul
posted on Jul 18, 2014There is an old folk tale about a king. He was a great and wise ruler and he was getting very old. His final wish was to leave his kingdom in the hands of his son, but he wanted to teach him one important lesson before he died. He wanted his son t...
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Dirt
posted on Jul 17, 2014The parables that Jesus told are remarkable. They contain a depth of meaning that cannot be reached. The desert monks of the fourth and fifth centuries used to go into caves alone and meditate on one parable for a year. A year! And the monk would ...
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The Love God Survival Kit
posted on Jun 25, 2014Julianne Koepcke was seventeen years old when she was in a plane crash. The small airplane, a Lockheed Electra, was flying over the Peruvian jungle on Christmas Eve, 1971. Julianne had just been to the local Roman Catholic Church. She was wearing ...
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Saying Goodbye
posted on Jun 2, 2014Linda loved spending time with her mom. They would bake brownies together, play games, dress up. Her mom was so much fun. She did not work and from the time that Linda was a baby, her mom was just around, laughing and playing with her. They would ...
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Baccalaureate Speech Episcopal
posted on May 19, 2014Student, parents, families, teachers, staff...Welcome. And congratulations to the class of 2014. You, my friends, stand at one of the most pivotal moments of your lives. If you find your parents weeping and acting like idiots, dont mind them. We w...
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Many Rooms: A Vision of Heaven
posted on May 19, 2014It is evening, the night before Jesus is to die. He is sitting with his best friends. He has just washed their feet. It is time for Jesus to say whatever he has to say. This is the last night, his last will and testament. And Jesus tries to tell h...
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Saint Thomas
Saint Andrew
The Feast of All Saints
St. Michael and All Angels