Are you a music director or minister, considering a passion play but perhaps concerned the contents may be anti-Semitic and may cause ill feelings among Jewish friends? Of course, we would not want to inflict harm unintentionally. We would want to tell our most holy story with care. The recommendations below will be of use Read more
Many Christians believe Jesus was born on December 25th, not realizing that this is an assigned date. Other Christians are content with not knowing the actual date of Jesus’ birth, and celebrating on a date which was taken over from pagans. After all, it is a beautiful metaphor, with the coming of the equinox, and Read more
Who needs God? Without God, can a secular society find its way towards any right relationships? Are we swinging the pendulum now towards worshiping the secular?
As a minister, are you ever asked tough questions about whether God exists? The question most often asked, of course, is the reconciliation of a good God with all the clearly unjust suffering in the world. Yes, God is not a puppeteer, and God gave us free choices. Our sinful and hateful choices lead to institutionalized Read more
Our greatest strength in our call to healing may come from our recognition that we’re fallible, and that we, too suffer. Did you know that’s one of the greatest strength of the healing physician, as well? In the ‘Hippocratic Oath and the Ethics of Medicine’ Steven Miles notes that swearing by Apollo linked the physician to Read more
Non harming involves a call to witness, and the healing work of building respectful, compassionate, and loving relationships means we must be willing to look back unflinchingly at the past, accepting responsibility and apologizing where necessary/helpful. Below, an example of truth and reconciliation in action, in a 1991 apology to Native people in Juneau, Alaska: JUNEAU – One by Read more
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
