Having the Courage to Change
Reflection for the Thirty-Third Sunday of the year / A Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost Readings: Proverbs 31: 10-13, 16-18, 20, 26, 28-31 (RM in Canada), or 10-13, 19-20, 30-31 (RM…
The Breath of November
When November comes around… a quiet remembering hovers. The year is leaning towards the end, and so much has already lived and breathed in what we will soon call last…
A Guest in the Guesthouse
In October I was invited, for a second time, to be a retreat director for an eight-day retreat held in the Guest House of the Sisterhood of Saint John the…
When Wisdom Comes to Meet Us
Reflection for the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time / Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost A Readings: Wisdom 6: 12-16 (RM) or Amos 5: 18-24 (RCL); Psalm 63; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (RM)…
Trumpian Devotees are Well and Truly Alive in New Zealand
On November 7th, there will be an election in New Zealand for a new government. The present coalition government is made up of three right-wing parties whose main focus seems…
What Makes a Saint?
Reflection for All Saints Sunday A Readings: Revelation 7: 2-4, 9-14 (RM) or 9-17 (RCL); Psalm 24 (RM) or 131 (RCL); 1 John 3: 1-3; Matthew 5: 1-12. There’s a…
Rituals
As the leaves began to change more than a month ago, I found myself thinking about rituals. How in the past various cultures celebrated the harvest and the end of…
When Love Becomes Action
Reflection for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time A / Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost A / Reformation Readings: Exodus 22: 21-27 (RM in Canada) or 20-26 (RM in the U.S.)…
Stop Trafficking! – A Forum for Advocacy and Action
Since beginning ministry in the area of human trafficking, the Stop Trafficking! newsletter has made its way to my inbox on a monthly basis, and I always find some new…
Give to Caesar: Faith, Conscience, and the Cost of Discipleship
Reflection for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost A Readings: Isaiah 45: 1, 4-6 (RM) or 1-7 (RCL); Psalm 96; 1 Thessalonians1: 1-5b (RM) or…
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