I love Ash Wednesday and Lent. It is perhaps not my favorite season of the Church year (I'll take Easter any day), but I love the joy of this season. I know Lent is not usually considered a joyous season, but there is something freeing and uplifting about standing back at really looking at myself … Continue reading The Joy of Lent →

So I'm a little behind on my reflection this week. It's been a busy week and I also wanted more time to think and write. The last few weeks at the university have gotten me thinking about how we are called to witness to and be present to the campus community. I've been to conversations … Continue reading Bridges →

In this week's reading from Deuteronomy (18.15-20), we heard that God will raise up a prophet from among the people, just like Moses. In classical Christian interpretation, that prophet is Jesus. To be sure, Jesus certainly was a prophet, among a few other hats that he wore, but I think there is more. I think … Continue reading Prophet among the people →

What does it mean to us today that the Kingdom of God has come near? This is the question we have to ask ourselves after hearing the reading from Mark last week where Jesus proclaims, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news." Jesus central … Continue reading The Time is Fulfilled →

O God, your unfailing providence sustains the world we live in and the life we live: Watch over those, both night and day, who work while others sleep, and grant that we may never forget that our common life depends upon each other’s toil; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. This prayer comes from Compline (prayers … Continue reading Remembering our Common Life →

Right now we are in the season of the Church year called "The Season after the Epiphany". It is the season following the feast of the Epiphany (surprise) and it comes between the Nativity Cycle (Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany) and the Resurrection Cycle (Lent and Easter seasons). It is also known as "Ordinary Time". This … Continue reading Manifestation →

A few years ago I saw this image and every year it makes the rounds. Here is a link to the blog where I found it and where you can see it full sized. Usually it makes me unspeakably sad, but this year it has worked on me differently. It almost gives be hope because … Continue reading Choices →

The readings for this Sunday include one of my absolute favorite readings. It is one of my faves not because it is particularly inspiring by itself, or because it is in one of my favorite of Paul's letters, but it is one of my favorite readings because of a personal connection to it. A few … Continue reading R.P.U.G.T. →

Writing a reflection about my experience as a St. Augustine’s campus ministry student is a project I find exciting but also daunting, because there is so much to say that I have no idea where to begin.  I find myself wanting to start, ironically enough, with the beginning of it though, back when I came … Continue reading Student reflection: Grace →

Christ the King Sunday as a celebration was added to the church's calendar very recently. It started in the aftermath of the First World War, and was instituted to remind Christians that nations and rulers are not the powers to which we owe our allegiance. We remember that we have no idols to whom we … Continue reading The Reign of Christ →