Shrine, temple, synagogue, mosque, chapel, abbey … by whatever name one calls it, our Christian endeavor has been anchored by an understanding of how we are in commonality, community, and more importantly in Communion. And this has been lived out as C(c)hurch. That is, Church as an overall understanding of our overarching Christian experience, with a capital C, and that [...]

2023 Late January… It’s nearly halfway through winter. My O my, it’s been a mild winter so far. In fact, I’ve heard more than one person suggest that it will be an early spring, and that we’ve already felt the brunt of the cold season. Tsk! Tsk! I haven’t noticed whether those same people have knocked on wood or managed [...]

Our Christian liturgical year offers us a different set of seasons than we usually consider. Following Christmas, we have the season of Epiphany, next as the winter begins to fade, Ash Wednesday ushers in the season of Lent. At Easter, we enter into Eastertide until Pentecost which then gives way to Ordinary Time … love that one … which comes [...]