An Encouraging Word – Bridging God’s love and man’s worship
byThe brightness of the sun is one kind, the brightness of the moon is another. I Corinthians 15:41 I never thought about it before,…
Editorials & Commentary
Hope in the Lord — Journey to Krakow
byI am about to leave for Poland to be at what the writer George Weigel calls the crossroads of Eastern Europe. There is a…
An Encouraging Word — A passion for excellence
byMay I be whole hearted toward your statutes. Psalm 119:80 Sometimes “the sound of my own wheels drives me crazy,” as the old Eagles…
A Time to Speak – The story of a priest who died for his flock
byIn the early morning hours of July 29, 1981, two unknown assailants entered the parish house of the Church of Santiago Atitlan, Solola, in…
A Time to Speak – Let’s pray for transformation in Year of Mercy
by“Mercy is the very foundation of the Church’s life. All of her pastoral activity should be caught up in the tenderness she makes present…
An Encouraging Word — Collateral damage
byThere are those who are just who are treated as though they are evil. Ecclesiastes 8:14 There is a lot of attention paid these…
A Time to Speak — A View from the Pew
byBy Joe Bush This is my “love letter” to the parish of St. Martha. My wife and I have been blessed to have been…
A Time to Speak – Can you imagine aging as a blessing?
byGenesis 6:3 Then the Lord said: “My spirit shall not remain in man forever, since he is but flesh. His days shall comprise one…
An Encouraging Word – The cycle of encouragement
byEncourage one another. Hebrew 3:13 It’s an old problem in the church — competition among the clergy. It’s a problem I see and hear…
Teaching Editorial – A vision for building intercultural competence
byThis set of teaching editorials focuses on the importance of our understanding of cultural diversity as we seek to carry out the Church’s mission…