When my grandson Nate was about six years old he was walking the labyrinth at the monastery. He walked along the circular pathway winding...

Scripture tells us that it was Mary Magdalene who came to the tomb that early Easter dawn. It was the time of day when it is not yet...

If I should pass the tomb of Jonah I would stop there and sit for awhile; Because I was swallowed one time deep in the dark And came out...

There are two deserts. One is the desert of the early monks, the abbas and ammas. Their desert was a place of withdrawal to seek God....

The journey through Lent is in many ways a pilgrimage. The spiritual practice of pilgrimage is engrained in the human experience. Often...

Transfiguration is not a word that gets much play in everyday conversation, not even in church. And if it wasn’t for this Gospel story,...

I’ve been thinking a lot about lambs recently. Our friend Delia, who lives on a farm in nearby Los Osos, has a herd of sheep and they...

When someone is being baptized in The Episcopal Church, they are asked this question, “Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons,...