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Our Lady of the Holy Rosary

July 1, 2018June 30, 2018 The Rev. Father Andrew SmithLeave a Comment

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. […]

We are a post Pentecostal church

April 3, 2018 Rev. Mother Margaret WatsonLeave a Comment

We are a post Pentecostal church. All of us, not just leaders or ministers, or those in ‘apostolic succession’. All those years ago there were more than 100 people in that upper room. Acts 1:15 says there were about 120, and Peter addresses them as ‘Brothers and sisters’, so many more than just the remaining […]

Deconstructing Shavuot

April 3, 2018 Rev. Father Rick RomeroLeave a Comment

“Blah blah blah deconstruction blah blah blah.” – A. Cretan INTRODUCTION Present times demand to dismantle the traditional jubilant celebration of the descent of the Holy Spirit that we have long regarded as the “Birthday of the Church.” Leviticus 23:15-16 reads, “Beginning with the day after the Sabbath, the day on which you bring the […]

No, Society is NOT a S***hole, but God’s Kingdom

April 3, 2018 The Rev. Father Andrew SmithLeave a Comment

Recently I was challenged to not just write about prayer, but to live it. I have accepted that challenge. The fire that was lit under me has, for all intents and purposes, become a wildfire. My writing has become my clarion call to action in regard to social justice and commentary on the events of […]

From the Editor

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 The Right Rev. Gregory W. Godsey, OSFocLeave a Comment

Life has been very busy of late. Soccer season has started and spring is debating whether or not to come to South Carolina. Life has also been full of anxiety and hardship. Our son has been battling anxiety and it has gotten bad enough that we have had to apply for him to be taught […]

Living Lent and Embracing Pentecost

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 Michele MakiLeave a Comment

By the time this is read, the season of Lent will have come and gone. Easter will be a memory and our lives will roll along towards summer. Most won’t even be giving the next liturgical holy day, Pentecost, a second thought. We will be rolling along in life on our autopilot. But it doesn’t […]

Reflections on a Pentecost Past

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 The Rev. Father Andrew SmithLeave a Comment

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 […]

Emerging into what?

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 The Rev. Father Kenneth Nelan, OPocLeave a Comment

Sisters and Brothers, “My soul sings the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God our Savior.” The Canticle of Mary – The Magnificat, Gospel of Luke (1:46-55) It is through our Blessed+ Redeemer and Creator that I sing with joy in all that life offers each and everyone one of us, and […]

Mary said Yes

January 1, 2018 The Right Rev. Mel Borham, OSFocLeave a Comment

I do not know what is going to unfold here as I write, but I am doing so only because the Holy Spirit is urging me to do so. From the very beginnings of the Franciscan spiritual movement, Mary has been the pivot or hinge of the spiritual makeup of all the communities calling themselves […]

The Year of the Earth Dog

January 1, 2018 Rev. Father Rick RomeroLeave a Comment

“Near this spot Are deposited the Remains Of one Who possessed Beauty Without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, And all the Virtues of Man Without his Vices.” (Lord George Gordon Byron, 1788 – 1824) 2018 is the Chinese Year of the Brown Earth Dog and begins on February 16th, 2018 and ends February […]