the minute monk

I recently visited St Gregory’s Abbey near Three Rivers, Michigan for the first time, on a personal retreat. The weather was perfect and the drive…

I live on the 11th floor and with large windows along the entire exterior wall, my apartment has an abundance of light. A small hallway…

Why do so many Christians celebrate and venerate Mary, the mother of Jesus? The scriptures speak very little of her and yet this first-century mother…

Any object that calls forth respect or reverence is the “Christ” or the anointed one for us at that moment. I have been facilitating a…

I decided to march in this year’s Chicago Pride Parade with some members of my religious community and the Episcopal Diocese, along with other Christian churches and…

During the season of Easter we celebrate our baptism each week as the Asperges, or sprinkling rite, is offered over those gathered. In my own…