My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
Where do you want to go? I ask you this often when I visit you at your parishes, because it is an important question and one that demands perpetual attention. Most of you reply …
Bishop’s Letter: God listens and prayer is always available
My Beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
The psalmist prays, “Praise the Lord who lifts up the poor.” This is not according to our culture, is it?
For the accumulation of wealth is something that is admired and desired. Our …
Bishop’s Letter: We are called to welcome the stranger
Beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
As I write this, I know you will read it close to the date of my 20th episcopal anniversary, Aug. 24, 2005. God blesses me with each one of you and all the people …
Bishop’s Letter: Jesus came to save us from our self-centeredness and isolation
My Beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
Jesus came to heal and forgive, teaching us to love as God loves. Jesus speaks to our heart, as He teaches us to pray. We praise our Father for His goodness, His hallowed …
Bishop’s Letter: The Lord’s peace is not a peace of measurement
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
As Jesus appears to the disciples after His Resurrection, He offers Peace to each one. This Peace is not an earthly peace, one in which two people “shake hands upon an agreement” or resolve …
Bishop’s Letter: We become His Beloved
Comfort is something for which we all long. That word, comfort, can mean different things to different people in our secular world. For some, comfort is a soft-cushioned couch on which to sit and watch television. For others, comfort might …
Bishop’s Letter: Don’t separate yourselves from God
Listen, My Beloved Brothers and Sisters.
St. James speaks to us of the sins of partiality. I choose a different word for partiality, segregation. The sins of partiality segregate or separate us from one another and in so doing, separate …
Bishop Letter: Are we with God?
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
In this beautiful Scripture citation from the Book of Joshua, Joshua leads a conversation with the people and asks them if they wish to serve God, or some other god or person. He tells …
Bishop’s Letter: Memories of June won’t be forgotten
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
At the end of the month of June, we will have already celebrated six months of the year 2024. It does seem that time is illusive, for one moment we are celebrating the Nativity …
Bishop’s Letter: Connect with each other in the name of Christ
My sisters and brothers,
By knowing all is God’s, all is sacred. Jesus lifted up everything in offering to the Father, as He asks us to do. Remember everything we have is given to us by God and we are …