My apologies to the gluten-intolerant. (Though I am happy for you that there is gluten-free everything, including communion wafers😊.) Yes, my apologies, but I do I confess that I am CRAZY about gluten. “Bread is the staff of life,” has been my motto since I was a child. Remember Wonder Bread? Wrapped in a package printed with bright balloons, the…
We’re working our way through the sixth chapter of Mark’s gospel this month, taking a deep look at what it means to live like Jesus. Living like Jesus is more than just doing what Jesus does, and saying what Jesus says. Living like Jesus means having the same purpose and identifying ourselves completely with Christ. …
When I was a child “Cool Clear Water” was one of my father’s favorite songs. When my dad sang this song you knew he was in a good mood. At least for the time being, all was right with the world. After a long hard day’s work at the hospital, my dad would come home…
You Can’t Go Home Again is a great American novel by Thomas Wolfe, published in 1940. The novel tells the story of George Webber, a novice author, who writes a book that turns out to be filled with references to his hometown of Libya Hill, which was actually Asheville, North Carolina. The book was an unqualified…
Our scripture today tells two very different, but intertwined stories: a parent desperately trying to save his daughter, and an unnamed woman desperately trying to save herself. First, we have Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, who comes to Jesus, literally begging for Jesus to help him. Jairus is a man of great privilege:…
To be faithful is not an easy thing. I learned this early at the age of nine or so. I was a Girl Scout, a very marginal Girl Scout. Well, in all honesty, I was a lousy Girl Scout. My uniform would never quite pass muster. There was always stuff to be sewn on that…
Inch by inch, row by row Please bless these seeds I sow Please keep them safe below ‘Til the rain comes tumbling down. Pete Seeger It is a very common practice for little kids to plant seeds at school. Depending on the time of year and climate, some lucky seeds get planted in little backyard gardens.…
Three weeks after the celebration of Pentecost, we continue to hear scriptural stories and references about the Holy Spirit. Today’s Gospel is no different. Following Jesus’s crucifixion, resurrection and ascension into heaven, the apostles continue to grapple with what it means to accept God’s gift of the Holy Spirit into their lives. Others continue to…
Once upon a time, a generation or two ago, before we landed on the moon, Cape Canaveral was Cape Kennedy – home to NASA. It was a very exciting time – The Space Age! Periodically, at Holy Family School, we got to swap out our spelling books for something far more fabulous. Sister Inez Patricia…
Greetings everyone! Today we celebrate The Feast of Pentecost. Today is our Christian celebration of the birth of our church as recounted in the second chapter of the biblical book titled, The Acts of the Apostles. This book is also written by St. Luke and follows his gospel telling of the life of Christ. The story…
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