Ut Aliis Tradere

Humans are stubborn. Anyone who has lived any amount of time can tell you that if someone makes up their mind it takes a gargantuan...

"I am the Vine, you are the branches." Jn. 15.1 Jesus starts out today's Gospel (Jn. 15.1-8) with a lesson in viticulture. It seems...

[Sermon delivered the Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 21, 2024 at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Phoenix, Arizona] ✠ In the Name of the...

Today's Gospel selection for Mass (which you can find with the other readings here: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/lectionary/easter-3b/...

[A reflection on the Gospel for today's Mass, which may be found here.] "Prove it." "Show it to me." "Seeing is believing." The above...

[The readings for Mass today may be found by clicking this link here.] The tomb is empty. Tired old explanations have wafted like wind...

It's Palm Sunday, which as Sundays go has a bit of a personality disorder. Starting with 1959 with the Roman Catholic Church and...

[Sermon delivered Iudica Sunday (the Fifth Sunday in Lent), March 17, 2024 at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Phoenix, Arizona] ✠ In the...

Around the middle of Lent Christians of all stripes take a breather. The Orthodox have "mid Lent" where the rules are relaxed just a wee...

A section of the Gospel that still has resonance today beyond the Christian community is the story of Jesus chasing the money changers...

St. Peter just can't seem to get a break in the Gospels. If he makes an insightful statement, he has to blow it in the next paragraph. If...

[Sermon delivered at the Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Phoenix, Arizona, Quadragesima Sunday (the First Sunday in Lent)] ✠ In...

Lord, you now have set your servant free to go in peace as you have promised; For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior, whom you have...

[Sermon delivered at St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church, Phoenix, Arizona on the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany (Septuagesima Sunday,...

This Sunday (the third Sunday in January, specifically) has been designated by the Episcopal Church as Religious Life Sunday. Shockers,...