Today is Pentecost, and this morning in worship we celebrated the coming of the Holy Spirit on the disciples in wind and fire, and in the transformation of language. In her sermon, Bishop Mary called us to reflect on how we can live out the stories of our faith in the here and now, not just in our memories. This… View Post
Thoughts on Communion in COVID-19
The ciborium from the church’s aumbry, empty since Good Friday, on the home altar in my guest room. As the pandemic time has stretched out from weeks into months, a big part of the conversation in church circles has been about communion. There have been robust debates online about the meaning and role of the Eucharist in a situation in… View Post
The spirit of truth
All Saints’, Dorval Easter VI, Year A May 17, 2020 This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. What does it mean when the world neither sees nor knows the truth? The other day I read an account by someone in California of going down to his local coffee… View Post
Yes, you do want to go to heaven
All Saints’, Dorval Easter V, Year A May 10, 2020 I have to say, I find it a bit disconcerting that two weeks in a row now, we’ve read scripture passages that are very often used at funerals. At this time when more and more people are losing someone close to them, and we are waiting to find out when… View Post
Abundant life
All Saints’, Dorval Easter IV, Year A May 3, 2020 The 23rd Psalm is possibly the best-known passage of scripture in the world – certainly in the top three, along with John 3:16 and the Lord’s Prayer. It’s so familiar that we often sing a hymn paraphrase in its place, as we did today, and we have read it in… View Post
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