A story taken and edited from the “Life of St. Francis” at the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi in San Francisco As Francis’...

As Jesus draws ever closer to the events of Good Friday, the church readies itself by reading the service of Tenebrae, taken from the...

Angling For the right Expression As I write Is like Fishing Some words Glide gently Into my mind Others slip Away, And there are those...

I cannot tell you how the light comes. What I know is that it is more ancient than imagining. That it travels across an astounding...

☀Midway through our "Meditations on the Passion" service yesterday, the early evening sunlight started slowly filtering through the New...

I have a strong, a perfect plea, A great High Priest whose name is love Who ever lives and pleads for me. My name is graven on His Hands,...

What Happens in Holy Week? by Mother Marcia Christians celebrated the last week of Jesus' life as a repeating time of remembering, even...

Maundy Thursday Thursday, April 6th 5:00 p.m. Seder meal in New Brick 7:00 p.m. Eucharist in New Brick, with foot-washing and stripping...

Palm Sunday at Christ Episcopal Church This Sunday, April 2nd Holy Eucharist at 8:00, 9:00, & 10:30 a.m. Liturgy of Palms begins at Old...

On weekdays during the season of Lent, we post daily meditations on our website, and on Saturdays, we include a piece of music, as well....

I’m an engineer by training, a math teacher by trade…I like certainty. It just feels better when life makes sense. When A causes B, which...

This year, Palm Sunday is on April 2nd, and is followed by Holy Week, the most sacred period of our Christian faith. This is when the...

Be an Instrument of God’s Peace: Reflections from a Year of Helping an Afghan Refugee Family While it’s now more than a year since I...

From one of my most favorite mystery writers, Louise Penny. Her main character is Surete, an inspector with the Quebec police. Surete...

Music has always been an anchor in my life. Like my church. My family. My friends. Music brings me comfort when grieving or worrying. ...

On weekdays during the season of Lent, we post daily meditations on our website, and on Saturdays, we include a piece of music, as well....

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For...

Presbyterian author and theologian Eugene Peterson reflects upon God’s challenging questions to the prophet Jeremiah at a pivotal point...

An old man going a lone highway, Came, at the evening cold and gray, To a chasm vast and deep and wide, The old man crossed in the...

Being Aware of Being Spared: A Chance to Savor God’s Creation and Your Place in It The wake-up call for me was literally a wake-up call....