Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his Name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness – Psalm 29:2. All Saints’ offers 18 – count ‘em,...

I’m of two minds when it comes to Mass bulletins (I’m of two minds about many things, come to think of it …). On the one hand, I’d like...

Merry Christmas! Christmas and Easter are two feasts that are so important that they’re kept for an octave, or eight-day celebration....

The last-to-be-lighted fourth Advent candle risks being an afterthought this year. The fourth week of Advent is a mere twenty-one hours...

“Catholic-lite?” This morning I was in front of church, in my cap, collar, and cassock as usual. A passer-by crossed the street to ask me...

The Daily Office and Mass readings assigned from the Hebrew and Apocryphal scriptures of late have been challenging, given the recent...

F**k, yeah! I’d love a half a pastrami on rye sandwich! I generally eat a light lunch, and when I order a sandwich or some such thing...

Kate and I laid our beloved dog Maggie to rest on Friday, November 3. Maggie was our faithful companion for over fifteen years, moving...

The proper preface is a short sentence or two at the beginning of the eucharistic prayer, between the Sursum corda (the introductory...

Pledging – and regular, faithful, and generous giving to fulfill your pledge – is one of your ministries and one of mine. It is something...

“What is the church’s policy about people sleeping out front on the sidewalk?” A long-time neighbor of All Saints’ asked me that question...

Cui bono? – That’s a Latin phrase which means, “Who stands to gain? Who benefits?” I despair of the terror, violence, and warfare...

Things aren’t always as they seem. Five-thirty Tuesday morning, as I was opening up the church for morning prayer, I heard two men...

“Do you want to give me a kiss?” – “I might never kiss you again!” At last weekend’s parish retreat, the leader asked “Who is a saint for...

When Senior Warden Jean McMaster asked me what I wanted as a gift for our Celebration of New Ministry on September 30, I said that a...

I played a game of cat-and-mouse with a vehicle whose owner was parked illegally in our white zone for several days last week. I was...

Many of you will have heard by now that Kate and I are grandparents. My Chicago-daughter Rachel and her husband Adam brought Arthur...

As I sit in the chancel, waiting to begin six-o’clock morning prayer I hear the plaintive “who-hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo” of a mourning dove,...

The lone remaining relative of my parents’ generation died Saturday, August 5. My Aunt Marianne was the surviving widow of my dad’s baby...

“Praise in public. Correct in private.” I learned this valuable leadership lesson as I was given supervisory responsibilities at the...