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 December 21, 2013 • The Feast of St. Thomas Here we are, on the shortest day of the year, in the darkness of night, on the feast of Thomas the Apostle, who doubted until he could see the Risen Lord for himself; and we are here to witness another turning point, another raising up, another…

The Society of Ordained Scientists ~Fr. Michael This past month, I was admitted into a group which is at the vanguard of one of the most important conversations in the world:  the Society of Ordained Scientists.  The group was founded in the early 1970s in the UK by Professor Arthur Peacocke, a luminary in the…

6th Easter 2017 ~Fr. Michael May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts be ever acceptable in thy sight oh Lord my strength & my redeemer. How many of us when we were children heard our parents say that if we were good kids and loved them, then we would…

Lent is a Time for Health and Healing ~Fr. Michael One thing is abundantly clear from the Gospels, no matter how you read them or interpret them, this point is solid:  Jesus was a healer.  ‘Everywhere he went’ we’re told over and over again, ‘everyone brought the sick and infirm to see him.’ It seems…

What is a Sabbatical? ~Fr. Michael This year, after planning and preparing since my arrival at the Cathedral, the vestry has agreed to allow me to take three months of sabbatical time in 2018, my seventh year with the congregation.  While this is a regular practice in every major denomination, and is encouraged practice throughout the…

January 6, 2012 • The Epiphany A few of us talked back and forth about having a Christmas Pageant tonight. And while I find them to be wonderful ways to get kids involved and to learn the fundamentals of the Christmas story, they also make me a little uncomfortable. No, I wasn’t traumatized too badly…