Thoughts from a Canadian Vicar
Often Lent is portrayed as that time of wrestling with the devil. After all the season itself began with the story of Jesus himself being sent into the wilderness where he would struggle with the devil. We learn early on that like Jesus in the wilderness, our lives are marked by times when we face... Continue Reading →
When I first got my drivers license 27 years ago and was driving my father's car it would perturb him to no end if I brought the vehicle back with less than half a tank of gas. You see, he never really let his car get much below half a tank before he would fill... Continue Reading →
One of the books I am reading this Lent is Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander by Thomas Merton. The book is a collection of insights and observations and reflections of Thomas Merton that he complied from notebooks he had kept from 1956. He described the book in his introduction as ‘a personal and monastic meditation,... Continue Reading →
Sometimes moments of grace come in unexpected places. A couple of nights ago I was a local bookstore perusing books in the Religion section. Please, don’t roll your eyes – I know, I know – A priest in the religious section at the book store totally predictable. In any event, as I stood there trying... Continue Reading →
Every Wednesday at St. Aidan's church we gather for a quiet celebration of Eucharist. We use each Wednesday as an opportunity to celebrate what we have called a Holy Days and Saints series. This time of prayer is always followed by an informal lunch at Bernie's in Byron. Over food and an appropriate beverage, we... Continue Reading →
Sometimes the greatest resource of all can be a small gesture of kindness from someone who is poor. It is often a gentle look from someone who is vulnerable which relaxes us, touches our heart and reminds us of what is essential. One day I went with some sisters of Mother Teresa to a slum... Continue Reading →
I have a confession to make ----- I love to eat. Those who know are all now writhing from this startling revelation. Well, alright – those who know realize that I am not revealing much of a secret about myself. I am a lover of all things that can be eaten. I have decided in... Continue Reading →
On this day in 1980, the Voice of the Voiceless, Archbishop Oscar Romero was gunned down and killed as he celebrated the Mass in a hospital chapel in El Salvador. Romero was a man of great courage who knew that speaking up for the victims of oppression and injustice in El Salvador put his life... Continue Reading →
Starting on March 25 at 7 pm St. Aidan’s will host a Lenten Study entitled “Sinning Like a Christian.” While the title might suggest a ‘how to’ guide, I assure that it is not. This four week study will carry the participants through the last half of our spiritual sojourn with an emphasis on how... Continue Reading →
One of the great pleasures of TV this year has been the HBO Series True Detective. Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey were brilliant in this nine episode series. This story gave us two complex characters. Marty Hart and Rust Chole. It was hard to predict how this show would end. There were plenty of people... Continue Reading →
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