A brief introduction to The Church in Wales for the Anglican Cycle of Prayer In his poem titled “In Church,” Welsh poet and priest R. S. Thomas writes, Often I try To analyze the quality Of its silences. Is this where God hides From my searching? I have stopped to listen, After the few people have […]

A reflection on St. James the Great inspired by the oil painting of Fr. George Leonard Shultz (1896 – 1971). This same reflection was published in the Times-Standard on Saturday July 23, 2022 as “Meet St. James, a Rebel who Found a Cause” Since we installed Fr. Shag’s portraits of the Twelve Apostles last summer, Christ Church Eureka […]

Readings for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 11 – Year C – Track 1) Amos 8:1-12 Psalm 52 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on July 17, 2022. Three years ago (in 2019), I preached on this morning’s Scripture readings at our parochial mission church in Trinidad […]

Readings for Connie Butler’s Celebration of Life This homily was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on July 16, 2022. Worship Bulletin Jesus said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life…everyone who believes in me will never die” (John 11:25-26) We gather this morning to do three things: to give thanks for the […]

Readings for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10 – Year C – Track 1) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on July 10, 2022. This summer, we have been on a global odyssey through the Anglican Communion as we have been learning about the many provinces for which we pray each […]

A brief introduction to The Church of the Province of Uganda for the Anglican Cycle of Prayer In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Church of the Province of Uganda, which includes over ten million Anglican Christians. In fact, today one out of every nine Anglicans is a Ugandan.[1] According to the former […]

Readings for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 9 – Year C – Track 1) 2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 Galatians 6:(1-6)7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on July 3, 2022. Last week I had the privilege of leading an online retreat on the Gospel of John with […]

Readings for the Feast Day of Mother Eva Lee Matthews Micah 6:6–8 Psalm 96 Matthew 26:6–13 This reflection was shared at Sacred Saunter Outdoor Eucharist on Saturday July 2, 2022 at Sequoia Park in Eureka.  Eva Lee Matthews was born on February 9, 1862, in Glendale, Ohio, just outside of Cincinnati. She was the daughter […]

A brief introduction to The Anglican Church of Tanzania for the Anglican Cycle of Prayer In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Anglican Church of Tanzania, which is the product of two missionary societies from England: the Church Missionary Society (CMS), which is Evangelical in piety, and the Universities Mission to Central Africa […]

Readings for the Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7 – Year C – Track 1) 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a Psalm 42 and 43 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Juneteenth, June 19, 2022. The last day trip that I took with my father was to Galveston […]