The wise men journeyed to Bethlehem to find Jesus, the king of the Jews. They found him in an unexpected place--not a palace, but on the margins in a peasant... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
Why did God decide to save us by being born as one of us? Couldn’t God accomplish his purpose in some more efficient way? God became human to teach us... read more →
When the disciples saw in Jesus the full Glory of God on the mountaintop, they didn’t know what to do. They were terrified to be in the presence of the... read more →
Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Plain: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, pray for those who abuse you. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” Even two... read more →
William Blake's Poem "The Clod and the Pebble" shows us two kinds of love, one represented by a squooshy lump of clay and the other represented by a tiny but... read more →
In Sunday's Gospel story, Jesus calls 3 fishermen, Peter, James, and John, to be his followers and fishers of people. Jesus calls us too to follow him and to do... read more →
The Feast of the Presentation commemorates when Mary brought Jesus to the Temple to thank God for his birth. This was a normal custom for a firstborn son. But there... read more →
When Jesus taught in the synagogue in Galilee, people payed attention. He said new and different things. He didn’t tell them how to live, or give them advice, or make... read more →