La práctica espiritual de la empatía
[Predicado el 29 de septiembre, 2013, a la Iglesia Todos los Santos, Pasadena, CA] Lucas 16:19-31 Este relato de hoy sobre el hombre rico y Lázaro es una muestra de…
When You’re Not Feelin’ It
Of all the prayer requests I receive, there is one in particular that causes me to ponder: “I want to have faith.” The main reason it causes me to ponder is…
Watching Slavery
When a friend invited me to a Screen Actors’ Guild screening of Twelve Years a Slave, I was excited at the prospect of having a Q&A session with the director…
“You will be like a well watered garden”
[Preached in Spanish at the Spanish service at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA, on August 25, 2013] My friends in Jesus Christ: In the middle of summer, when the San…
“Serás como un jardín bien regado”
[Predicado el 25 de agosto, 2013, a la Iglesia Todos los Santos, Pasadena, CA] Mis amigos y amigas en Jesucristo: En el medio del verano, cuando las montañas de San…
Where everybody knows your name…
One of the amusing things that happens at my new position as a priest at All Saints Church is that people like to quiz me on whether I know their…
Sermon: This Ain’t Your Mama’s Mary Magdalene
[Preached on the Feast of Mary Magdalene at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA. A video version of this sermon can be viewed via YouTube: My friends in Jesus Christ,…
Ask for help. Really. Then rinse and repeat.
As a church member and now clergyperson, I have collected stories about ways in which churches have or have not reached out to members who are in crisis or simply…
“And who is my neighbor?” Caring for our neighbors north of the 210
(Preached in Spanish at our 1 p.m. Spanish service at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on July 14, 2013. Posted in English at parishioners’ request.) My friends in Christ,…
¿Y quién es mi prójimo?”
Predicado en la misa en español a La Iglesia Todos los Santos, Pasadena, CA, 14 julio, 2013. Mis amigos y amigas en Jesucristo, es difícil predicar hoy. Es difícil predicar…
Living REALLY Simply
Little did I know, when I packed up my stuff in New York City, that I wouldn’t see it again for three weeks. (The promised date of delivery was June…
How much space do we need?
How much space do you need to live? It probably won’t surprise Americans to hear that we have much more space per capita in our homes than most people. But…
Yes I said yes I will Yes.
Just four months ago, my friend, the Rev. Beth Tjoflat, was preaching at my ordination to the priesthood, and she said something about my being a scholar priest, someone called…
Gospel on the Ground 