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Gathering Gloom and Fickle Folks
Today the clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles met together by Zoom with our bishops. Bishop John has requested that we not distribute palm crosses, as our usual custom for Palm Sunday. Furthermore, we will not even be…
Read MoreDear Friends in Christ
It is most fortuitous that our Gospel lesson for today from John is the story of Jesus raising up Lazarus. Mary attempting to dissuade him from having the stone rolled away from the entrance to the tomb, cautions, “Lord, by…
Read MoreJourney Without Maps
In 1935 the British writer Graham Greene and his cousin Barbara Greene set off into the heart of Liberia, Africa. As one might imagine, it was a rather harrowing journey with Graham almost dying as he neared its end. His…
Read MoreSo, God Can Use Me
I remember walking behind our junior high math teacher who had absolutely no hair. I didn’t think we were that close. Neither did my friend Dan who said something about “Chrome Dome.” Apparently, Mr. Brodeur heard him and the next…
Read MoreChrist, Whose Glory Fills the Skies
Most of our days are lived in the humdrum of just getting through the day. Each day has its share of muck and mire. There’s often enough drudgery to mess up any possibility of joy. When I returned home from…
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