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Ever since attendance at Mass on major feast days had seriously declined, parishes like the one I belong to have begun celebrating those...

Today's readings for Mass, that is, the Epistle and the Gospel, play a counter-harmony to each other. In the Epistle (Jas. 5.13-20) the...

[Sermon delivered at St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church, Phoenix, Arizona (https://stmarysphoenix.org) for the Seventeenth Sunday after...

It seems that religion is falling out of vogue. It also seems that those of us still among the faithful are making apology for it, not...

How many of us have shelled out extra for a better seat? Concerts, Economy Plus on the airplane, behind the catcher at the ballpark, VIP...

I really really really love a good solid High Mass or Divine Liturgy. Others might disagree, finding a lot of ceremony distasteful, but I...

Our Gospels this month at Mass have been focusing on Jesus, the Bread of Life. Today in the Gospel lesson (St. John 6.56-69), Our Lord...

[Sermon delivered on both the Feast of the Dormition/Assumption and the following Sunday at St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church,...

[Sermon delivered at St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church, Phoenix, Arizona (https://stmarysphoenix.org) for the Eleventh Sunday after...

It should come as no surprise to any who read last week's post that this week's Gospel (St. Jn. 6.24-35) at Mass is Jesus' statement that...

Today's Gospel reading (St. John 6.1-21) is a bit of a mash-up of two miracle stories. The first is the Feeding of the Five Thousand; ...

[Sermon delivered at St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church, Phoenix, Arizona (https://stmarysphoenix.org) for the Eighth Sunday after...

Whoa! Wait! What? Whenever we hear those words, we know someone has reached the end of their patience with some person or situation. It...

Within my lifetime I have seen a shift in medical attitudes about rest and recovery. It used to be medical professionals would...

[Sermon delivered at St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church, Phoenix, Arizona (https://stmarysphoenix.org) for the Fourth Sunday after...