Christian Nationalism

From the sermon: Who is my Mother? Who Are My Brothers? In 1977, two archaeologists were working at an dig site on the Laetoli plain of northern Tanzania when one of them, in a moment of playfulness, picked up a piece of elephant dung and threw it at his colleague. As...

Leave Your Cocoon

Home sweet home.  Have you ever uttered that phrase at some point in your life? You walk through the door after a long vacation or road trip—exhausted, relieved, thankful to have finally arrived—and you say, “Home sweet home.” You’ve been away at college, and after a...

Election Day Survival Guide

In Matthew 25, Jesus tells a story. Your boss, he says, is heading up to Breckenridge for an extended vacation.  She plans to be gone for a long time, giving you no idea of when she’ll return.  She’s very wealthy, by the way.  Business has been very good, profits are...

Foxhole Promises

With Memorial Day just a few days away, I’ve been reflecting on a conversation I had with a now-deceased parishioner who, along with more than 150,000 other soldiers, had stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.  While he lived to tell about it, he often...