August 17, 2024

August 17, 2024

Dear Friends in Christ, I hope you and your loved ones are doing well and assured of God’s presence in your life. On August 8th, I drove onto St. Bart’s campus feeling rested and ready to move forward! Three months of sabbatical was very busy. Busy in a good way! My...
The Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist

The Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist

Dear Friends in Christ, Today is the twenty-sixth day of Eastertide, and as I gaze through my office window, the trees are a stunning green, and the activity of birds and squirrels draws my heart to God. We are slightly more than halfway through the season of...
March 23, 2024

March 23, 2024

Dear Friends in Christ, Our Lenten journey is rapidly coming to an end. Tomorrow begins the most wonder-filled week of the year! From Palm Sunday to Easter Evening, Christians will gather across the globe to remember the footsteps of Jesus on the road to crucifixion...
Febraury 29, 2024

Febraury 29, 2024

Dear Friends in Christ, We all know this is a leap year, and today, February 29th, pushes all days forward by one. I’ve chosen this day in Lent to address a matter many do not want to ponder – death. As the saying put forward by Benjamin Franklin reminds us – death...
January 20, 2024

January 20, 2024

Dear Friends in Christ, We are off to a new year! Today is the second Saturday after the Epiphany, and the gospel reading appointed for today, John 4:27-42 (NRSV) is as follows. “Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but...