This week we celebrate 145 years as a parish family... and we celebrate the confession of faith made by our patron saint. St. Peter confessed that Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God. Have you built your life on this confession? What would it look like for that... read more →
Jan
17
Jan
10
We often think of hope as something that we feel. But as we see with the wise men, hope is also a decision and a consequent action. The wise men decide to meet the king that was born, and they embark on a journey to make that happen. How will... read more →
Jan
03
When Jesus was young, the holy family fled persecution and lived in Egypt until it was safe to return. Why would God allow his son to be persecuted, or to live as a refugee? Suffering and exile are a fact of life sometimes, but God always brings his people home.... read more →
Dec
27
Jesus enjoys a perfect, intimate, and filial relationship with God the Father. As creatures and sinners, we do not automatically enjoy this sort of relationship with God. Yet God delights to adopt us as His children, so we can share in Jesus' relationship with God and have the boldness to... read more →
Dec
24
O God, you have caused this holy night to shine with the brightness of the true Light: Grant that we, who have known the mystery of that Light on earth, may also enjoy him perfectly in heaven; where with you and the Holy Spirit he lives and reigns, one God,... read more →
Dec
20
On Sunday, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry spoke to us about the way of love. Self sacrificing love is the theme of Christmas, that God would stoop down and walk among us, sharing our humanity. It’s not a sentimental love, it’s practical and hard to follow. Love makes radical demands on... read more →
Dec
13
Pointing at light is near impossible—light is energy, not something that can be held or touched. Light fills a room and takes over, traveling faster than anything else in the observed universe. And yet, we can point to its source. Jesus Christ is the light of the world from whom... read more →
Dec
06
In 539 BCE, the exiled Judeans living in Babylon were given permission to return to their homeland. It was a moment of great hope, an opportunity for a new beginning. Many of us feel like 2020 has been a year of exile. Do you believe that God is going before... read more →
Nov
29
It's easy to jump from Thanksgiving to Christmas in a single day, but the season of Advent is an important reminder to wait. There are different kinds of waiting. Sometimes waiting feels aimless, sometimes it's anxious, and sometimes it's joyous. I'll admit that my tree is already up this year.... read more →
Nov
22
Christ’s Kingdom is not a land in a fairytale. Christ is not a dashing young prince on a white horse. He’s a king, scarred not on a battlefield, but on the cross. He comes to rescue the world. He comes to rescue you.