January 26, 2020

Homily: Is Christ Divided? A 2020 Survival Guide for Christians

A rhetorical question, it was very much meant to sting. Paul to the Corinthians: he asked them, “Is Christ divided?”[1] It was a question which called into question everything; it was existential.
January 30, 2020

Sacrifice, Deliverance, and Light. Which Includes You

The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is ancient.
February 7, 2020

Salt and Light and Vanishing Christianity

“For if we consider the life of Christians in our churches…they have no style of life.” -Jacques Ellul
February 9, 2020

Homily: The First Thing You Should Know

In the novel An Accidental Man by Iris Murdoch there’s a scene at the beginning of the death of the matriarch of a well-to-do middle-class family in London. The nearly-deceased was not really loved, or at least there was little positive affection in a family comprised of members so benignly self-centered. They were awkwardly present at […]
February 13, 2020

Canceling Jesus

Today we’d “cancel” Jesus. Let’s just be honest.
February 21, 2020

Column: What Your Church Organist Can Teach You

Think with me, please, on the organ and the organist. There’s something to learn.