Today we remember the annunciation - when God sent the angel Gabriel to Mary with the message that she would bear God's own child into...

Almost every morning, I walk along the shore. There is a well-marked, and well-trodden, path. and there is this place where the trail has...

By the rivers of Babylon - there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps. For...

One of the things we promise in our Baptismal Covenant (Book of Common Prayer, p 304) is to "continue in the apostles' teaching and...

Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. And let us consider how to provoke...

Today is the feast of the Epiphany, when we celebrate the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, remembering the wise ones who followed...

Mark 15:40-47 There were also women looking on from a distance; among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger...

Today is the Feast of St. Mary. At the end of September, I will join in ministry with the people of St. Mary's by the Sea as their...

“As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith,...

I had the privilege of leading the people of St. Margaret's, Woodbridge, VA in worship this morning. One thing I love about being a...

This sculpture by Margaret Adams Parker is at Virginia Theological Seminary. It is Mary, pregnant with Jesus, and her cousin Elizabeth,...

When you're not working, a day of rest can seem unnecessary or even decadent. But Sabbath is not just for the body; it is for the mind...

The second Sunday of Easter - time for "doubting" Thomas. Normally, I like to use this story to focus on the peace of Jesus, on the fact...

Easter day is over, but the season of Easter is still young. It is longer than Lent - 50 days rather than 40. Maybe that's because while...

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. (John 1:5) Jesus is not in the tomb. He is calling you by name,...

Holy Saturday. Sabbath. In the beginning, for six days, God created. The seventh day was a day of rest. God commanded us to keep that day...

This afternoon I will lead a meditative Good Friday service. My favorite part of the liturgy is the solemn collects - lengthy prayers for...

“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone...

This morning’s view - Sagrada Família Cathedral from our rental in Barcelona. my Impression is that it is an art museum built as a...