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No season evokes remembrances like Christmas. For many of us, it is the memories of childhood and surprises under the tree or the day at our grandparent’s home. The Christmas recollections which bring us the most happiness are those from 1964 to 1969 when we had three Oregon nursing homes under the patronage of St. … READ MORE…
Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all. New Englander poet Emily Dickinson knew the power and necessity of hope, in a land where winter seems to go on for ever. Today we face a mess of contradictions. It’s the … READ MORE…
St. Paul’s Alternative Gifts Expo returns! Sunday, Dec. 11, 8:30AM-1:30PM The Great Hall, St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral 2728 Sixth Ave, San Diego, CA Coming together with common values, our St. Paul’s community demonstrates an alternative to our commercial, consumptive culture-a colorful and festive marketplace with choices of gifts that revolve around issues you care about. … READ MORE…
Today is Christ the King Sunday. While Christ the King is an established part of our tradition, it is not really that old. It was begun in the early part of the 20th century and there is some debate about why it began. But in any event, it is a day we use now at … READ MORE…
Isaiah casts a vision of a better time to come, Paul exhorts us not to be weary in doing what is right, Jesus offers apocalyptic prophecies of end times and persecutions … I promise you that I didn’t choose these readings this morning: they are the gift of our lectionary. But they do have much … READ MORE…
All Saints’ Day/Year C Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 Ephesians 1:11-23 Luke 6:20-31 Just for today I will not worry Just for today I will not be angry Just for today I will do my work honestly Just for today I will give thanks for my many blessings Just for today I will be kind to … READ MORE…
When I was seven years old, my parents took me to London to see the sights. It was a big deal: as the baby of the family I rarely got my parents to myself. Among the usual tourist attractions that we visited was the obligatory witnessing of the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. … READ MORE…
Two men went up to the Temple to pray. If we were to tell this story in our own context, who would these men be? One was a pillar of the community: a supreme court justice, or a bishop perhaps, a highly educated man who lived his life exactly as his faith directed; a good … READ MORE…
Claudia Dixon writes As winter approaches, our homeless neighbors who live in the park are in need of warm clothing. In addition to socks and underwear we also need: Men’s and Women’s pants ( jeans, cargos), in S-M-L, Jackets, long sleeve shirts, Sweat shirts, sweaters in S-M-L. Please bring your clothing donations to Showers of … READ MORE…
by Padre Bjorn Marcussen Día de Muertos (directly translated: The Day of the Dead) has its origin in Mexico before the country was invaded by the Spanish empire. A quick review of Mexican pictorial art and literature, including folk stories and folk songs, shows death as an omnipresent “personage.” Death shows up in stories such … READ MORE…