As the Church continues to walk through Ordinary Time, she presents the call and the struggles of following the way of God. Case in point, this weekend in the Bible Readings from Mass, we hear the ...
Wet sifting brings us closer than ever to the world of Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Hezekiah. The closest I’ve ever felt to the prophet Jeremiah was sitting at the bottom of an empty cistern. About 20 years ...
Thanks for joining our Memorial Day weekend Bible study. While enjoying a BBQ or shopping for a new mattress, never forget the solemn reason for this holiday – to honor those who paid the ultimate ...
Having come home safely from Cape Cod, and having not been attacked by anything more bloodthirsty than my 7-year-old who wanted to share my ice cream cone, we decided it was safe to sit down and watch ...
When the yellow buses roll each fall, I remember my elementary schoolteachers and say a prayer of thanksgiving, recalling each name and face. Mildred Chaffin, my fifth-grade teacher at Elbert S. Long ...
In the Catholic weekday liturgy, we are currently hearing from Prophet Jeremiah, who warns us not to listen to false prophets. Before the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), Catholics only heard a ...
When Henry Millstein moved to town in July so his wife, the Rev. Dr. Rebecca Irelan, could take over as pastor at Eureka First United Methodist Church, Humboldt County gained a new author. Millstein — ...
Most years, Rosh Hashana arrives and many of us feel unfairly taken by surprised, unprepared. This year, I feel we are all so prepared. We have been introspecting for 52 weeks almost to the day. We ...