March 2012
4 posts
The Law in Our Hearts
In the time since I gave this homily, I chanced upon a blog comment in which the commentator was beyond adamant that God is unchanging, offering as proof the words from Malachi 3:6, “For I the Lord do not change.” My own reading of scripture, and of the Old Testament in particular, is that Malachi is offering the minority report here: the Jewish tradition, of which we are inheritors, is overall...
Remembering a Teacher on the Cusp of Ordination to...
Judith Shadford, the editor of St. John’s Chimes, asked me to take a moment to reflect as my ordination to the priesthood approaches on Friday, March 23. One experience immediately came to mind. It is a story about a teacher.
Peter Elliott is the Dean and Rector of the parish which raised me up: Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver, BC. I met with Peter in early 2008 when I was at the formal...
Remembering Mark Reinert
My boss and colleague, Bill, points out that, because I gave this homily on the night before the clocks change, the reference to “this time tomorrow” at the bottom of paragraph one really ought to speak of “twenty-three hours from now.” I’ll leave the metaphysically inclined amongst you to decide whether or not he is right.
That minutiae aside, this is a homily in remembrance of my friend Mark...
On Trauma
A homily for the second Sunday in Lent. The readings were:
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Psalm 22:22-30 Romans 4:13-25 Mark 8:31-38
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Have you ever had the experience of stepping on an unexpected nerve? Of talking with a friend about your kids or your parents or your day at work or about your plans for the summer – about something that seems, well, innocuous and everyday – and finding that your...
