...the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 1 Timothy 4. 5 - 13 On this day when we celebrate the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, the verse above from the New Testament lesson is appointed. Paul is coming to the end of his ministry, has been deserted by many of his disciples and Luke is the only one with him. These three statements he makes have been a part of my spiritual formation for most of my lif

Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Matthew 10. 34-42 The gospel reading appointed for today parallels the reading from Luke appointed for a few Sundays ago. Luke 14. 25 -33 is equally disturbing in its language about hating your mother and father etc. “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and moth

Is Christianity in Crisis or Transition? by Ilia Delio The prominent Indian leader, Mahatma Gandhi, said that “Christianity is a great idea but it has yet to be tried.” He further quipped, “I would be a Christian, if it were not for the Christians.” Only someone outside Christianity could read the New Testament without bias then look around the Church and realize, “something is really off here.” A Christianity that promises to protect us from the world cannot help us learn to

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This weekend the very Reverend Winnie Varghese was installed as the Dean of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York...

Morning is a call to our own resurrection, and so we reflect on what needs to rise in us. Macrina Wiederkehr, sevensacredpauses :Living...

Shine your love on us each dawn and gladden all our days. ~ Liturgy of the Hours by Macrina Wiederkehr

... while we are placed among things that are passing away... hold fast to those that shall endure; Collect appointed for Sunday closest...