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,...

I like parables, and this one from Luke 18: 9-14 is no exception. As the story goes, two men went to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee...