Four Loves
Grace and peace. I give thanks that the heat of the summer has given way, at least for a few days, to more moderate temperatures, giving a rest to those most vulnerable in the city without air-conditioning or adequate housing. This Sunday we will hear a parable about a person who wakes his neighbor up […]
Mary and Martha
Grace and peace. Summer is a time to travel a bit lighter, take stock, simplify, and return to essential things. This coming Sunday we will hear the well-known gospel story in Luke of Mary and Martha, beloved friends of Jesus and sisters of Lazarus, who open their home to Jesus and his disciples on the […]
Living Baptism
As we welcome back the Rev. Randy Wilkinson as our guest presider and preacher this Sunday, we also reach the midway point in our the summer sermon series, “Living Baptism,” in which we explore what it means to follow Jesus today. This Sunday’s theme “focus on relationships” reminds us that the Christian life is ultimately […]
Gratitude
Grace and peace to you, St. Patrick’s beloved community. I give profound thanks for our life together for the sake of the gospel. It was a joy to begin my ministry as priest with you Sunday, the start of the long growing season in the Church Year known as the “Season after Pentecost.” We have […]
The Trinity
Grace and peace to you, dear beloved community. This Sunday, June 16, will be a big day for St. Patrick’s as we celebrate Trinity Sunday, one of the seven principal feasts of the church year. The Trinity—one God, three in one—makes clear the centrality of humility and dynamism in the Christian life. Like the Trinity, […]
Pentecost Sunday
Grace and peace to you, dear community of St. Patrick’s. This Sunday we celebrate Pentecost, the day that the Holy Spirit came down upon the apostles, setting them afire and giving them the ability to speak the many languages of the world, equipping them to go out and spread the Good News to all the […]
