Category: The Prayerful Preacher

As I think about the homelessness, I wrongly get the image of a smelly, grimy drunk bum on a park bench. I am not alone in getting this initial image in my mind. We all fall prey to implicit bias in many realms. Are there some that fit this stereotype? Yes, and I have seen […]

We all struggle to understand the Mysteries of Faith. How they effect and affect our lives. The most difficult to understand is the mystery of the Resurrection. In my view this is the most important one. Without the Resurrection we would not be called Christians. We would not be the Body of Christ. This essay […]

I was thinking about what I felt was something that needs improvement with in the ISM. My thoughts were coming up empty, as most of the ideas I had were already thought of by others, until just recently. I was invited to the ordination of a friend who is with another jurisdiction. I had attended […]

Receiving from others can be difficult for us. We like to be the givers. To let others give to us is to acknowledge our need, our dependence, our limitations, and that does not always come easy. That reluctance to receive can carry over into our relationship with God. The heart of the good news is […]

The Rosary is simple, very simple. But it has the deep and wise simplicity for which we hunger, and in which we will find peace. The Rosary is something that we do, without thought, like breathing. Breathing is very important to us. We breathe all the time. Saying the Rosary, like breathing, is so simple. […]

I was reading my Pentecost homily from 2012 today (Ironically Pentecost fell on the first anniversary of my ordination). I was amazed at how much has changed and how much has stayed the same in the intervening six years. As for changes, my writing and preaching style have, improved (I hope!). The message of hope […]