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Download 06 January Readings Photo is from The Traveling Ecumenist—I recommend reading the entire essay “Merton's Vision: Transfiguration, Transformation and Transcendence” which discusses the burden and difficulty of his particular mystical vision, which the homily only hints at. Towards

Download 30 December Readings Below is a DRAFT text of the homily, it may vary considerably from the recorded text. Please excuse typos and grammatical errors, and do not cite without permission. Happy sixth day of Christmas. Have you ever looked at one of these calendars? The ones that

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Download 23 December Readings   What is it in you that leaps when you encounter Christ? Luke’s version of the life of Christ and the early church is full of stories of surprise and unexpected recognition. First there is the surprising story of Elizabeth and Zechariah who are

Download 16 December Readings “Rejoice…always, again I say Rejoice.” How many of you bristle at this kind of enforced happiness? This time of year is tricky. Coping with joy is always tricky, but this time of year especially. I worked in retail for almost a decade, so this time of year

No recording of this homily available. 2 December Readings In the space left by the nave altar; an image has appeared. A sign…a symbol…a tool…a path. This is a labyrinth. It’s our canvas labyrinth, and it will be here every Sunday of Advent, and I encourage you to make use of it either

Download 18 November Readings Did that sequence hymn sound familiar? It’s one we do about once a year, but the tune shows up more often. We’ll probably hear it again in Lent, but with different words: Lord, who throughout these 40 days for us did’st fast and pray/teach us with thee to