The prophet Ezekiel’s narrative of the vision shown to him in chapter 37 has always been fascinating to me. Even as a young boy reading this story, vivid images of piles of human bones stretching ...

When I was young, one of the things my friends and I loved doing was playing sports (usually after school). As you can imagine, playing football without pads can be a little risky. The most common ...

The day the church was born, on Pentecost, there was the sound of a mighty rushing wind. The term used for “wind” is the same for “breath” or “spirit.” Another way to say the Holy Spirit is to say the ...

Now as we begin our reflection on the readings this morning, I think it's appropriate, first of all, for me to say how much I appreciate this opportunity to celebrate with the very family of St.

In the Creed, Christians proclaim their belief that the Church is holy. But let’s be honest: the Church is far from perfect. We see its flaws all too often. So, what does it really mean to say the ...

"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord," the author writes in Psalm 150, verse 6. Over the past month, I’ve been thinking about breathing with more regularity. My husband, Justin, got me a ...

Throughout the Easter season, we have heard readings that highlight the role of the Holy Spirit in comforting, sustaining, inspiring and empowering believers in Christ. On Pentecost, as the Holy ...

The sixth word Christ utters from the cross brings us to the death of the Lord Jesus, crucified for our sake. “It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ...

As I mentioned in my last column, I'm focusing a series of columns on the Holy Spirit over the next few weeks. Next I want to invite us to consider how and where we are to find the divine presence of ...