Mark 9:38-50 I cannot remember when I have struggled with a sermon as much as I have on this one. For two weeks I have wrestled with this...

When I was 14 my family moved from Kalamazoo Michigan to Albuquerque New Mexico. It was a huge change in every way.  Visually, it was...

Ephesians 4:1-16 I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love this Epistle reading today.  I particularly like this part, “But speaking...

Imagine the scene. The ministry of Jesus is in full swing and the groundswell of followers is growing by the day. By now there are rumors...

Before I took monastic vows and entered the monastery I lived in Burbank. There was a small locally-owned diner that I used to go to...

Mark 5: 21-43 Sister Greta What I hear in today’s story of the hemorrhaging woman is a story of courage.  This woman was not about to...

"My religion is love." This phrase had been quoted by so many people of various religions that one cannot credit just one person. Over...

Mark 4: 26-34 There is so much to love about the parables. They are so on the ground. With the Parable of the Mustard Seed Jesus seems to...