“Why is tonight different than all other nights?” This is one of the 4 questions asked at the Jewish Passover Seder. A similar question Jews and Christians ask is “How is the day, the Sabbath Day, whether it be Saturday…

Patience. Philosophers and theologians have long considered it one of the great virtues. As Christians we are called on to practice it in order to be virtuous.. One definition and description of patience is as follows:  “A state of forbearance,…

Let us hope we never have another Easter like the one we just had, with church services canceled due to a pandemic. Listening to the hymn, “Christ the Lord is risen today” in a variety of offerings online, including one…

As I write this it is the day after Psalm Sunday and the second day of what the Church calls Holy Week, ending with the Saturday before Easter. During this week the Church has condensed the final days of Jesus’…

Eight years ago I decided to do something I hadn’t done in 39 years when I attended my 40th high school reunion. High school was not a particularly good time for me as I was undergoing many physical and psychological…

With any misfortune and hardship there always are lessons to be learned. Not the least of which is how to survive, if possible, to live another day. Here are some of the lessons I am learning:

This Sunday’s Old Testament and New Testament readings both deal with the subject of resurrection. They give hope to a community and to individuals who are both physically and spiritually dead. In light of the Coronavirus Pandemic we all find…

Vulnerable – From the Latin, vulnerare – to wound; From the Latin, vulnus – wound “Susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm; person, or persons in need of special care, support or protection because of age, disability, or risk…