Texts: Luke 6:20-31, Ephesians 1:11-23, Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Two of my favorite spiritual writers, the monk Thomas Merton and the poet Robert Lax, best friends when they studied together in New York City, before they became who God called them to be, they pondered, […]

Texts: Romans 3:19-28, John 8:31-36 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. If one is observant of human nature, one realizes that we are not often the best judges of our own character, whether for good or ill. We can overestimate or underestimate the effect of our actions or our motivations. […]

Texts: Luke 18:1-8, Genesis 32:22-31, 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I believe that for any person that has undertaken any activity in life, whether that is a skill, a sport, language learning, relationship-building, the acquirement of virtue, or as is the case in our Gospel this […]