Our Mission is Growing Disciples of Jesus Christ

What other parts of our lives need “intentionally Christian” attention? Various parts of our culture are favorite targets of blame.

I found myself without the words to write for my weekly message last Thursday. It was September 11, and we were remembering that day in 2001.

I was privileged, this past Saturday, to be present when my son, Alex, was ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church. My father and I are priests in the Episcopal Church, and I have several cousins among the clergy as well. I am so delighted to see Alex take this step in service to the Lord.

Tomorrow is the Feast of St. Mary, the Virgin. In the Gospel reading for this feast, Mary, pregnant with Jesus, joins her cousin Elizabeth in praising God for his miracles and his mercy on the humble and lowly, undoing the injustice of the proud.

Happy Easter! They say that ‘curiosity killed the cat,’ but I wonder if a better saying would be ‘curiosity gave the cat nine lives.’ What I mean is this: God created us as relational creatures—

Have you ever encountered flaws in the church? If you haven’t, then you haven’t had much contact with the church.

I wrote in the last two weeks (here and here) about chastity, as part of a series on Stewardship, Chastity and Humility.

I’m writing a series on stewardship, chastity and humility, virtues that underlie monastic vows of poverty, celibacy and obedience, virtues

Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we [do it to receive] an imperishable one. 1...

The season of Epiphany is all about God revealing himself to the world—about Jesus showing who he is to others.

Each day, we step forward into new opportunities, building on what has come before.

Sometimes we are so delighted by a friend or family member that we can’t wait to be together and to be generous.

Spoiler alert: the answer is yes! But you could have guessed that, couldn’t you?

I recently received an advertisement from a company that supports churches; the opening line in large letters read “Create Relationships wit

Most any culture always faces the risk of slipping into a mob mentality, where passions overcome reason, where tribe and party overcome what

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1...

Young people need to see adults who take their faith seriously.

We often avoid discussing or thinking practically about our own death. But doing so is an enormous blessing for ourselves and especially for

Set apart a tithe of all the yield of your seed that is brought in yearly from the field. Deuteronomy 14:22

…And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved. Acts 2:47b Dear Friends in Christ, You, personally, play such...