Beloved in Christ: It's been a very difficult ten days or so in Minnesota and in Rochester, as so many of our neighbors are reeling from the activities of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in our state and cities. Over the weekend, I drove around to see what

Beloved in Christ: Advent and Christmas at Calvary have flown by. As I sift through my memories of the past weeks, so many joyful, profound, and beautiful moments stand out for me: the music, the flowers, the warmth and fellowship of the Greening of the Church, the children in

Beloved in Christ: Ready or not ready, Christmas is here. I wish for each of you a peaceful, joyful Christmastide. May God open your heart to hope. May God open your heart to peace and to wholeness. For Emmanuel, God with us, Jesus Christ, was born into our world

Beloved in Christ: A blessed, joyful, and safe Thanksgiving to you all. Immediately after turkey and gravy this year, we enter into the season of Advent, the beginning of the new church year, and a time of invitation to rest, quiet, meditation, and spiritual disciplines as we prepare ourselves,

Beloved in Christ: A gathering of important moments of "church business": Last week, I joined with many of our southeastern Episcopal clergy, along with friends, members, and neighbors of the Church of the Redeemer in Cannon Falls, where Bishop Craig Loya led us in a service of deconsecration of

Beloved in Christ: Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. November has arrived, and along with the arrival of truly beautiful fall weather and the first forecast of "some snowflakes mixed with rain," wood fires, and the planning for Thanksgiving travel and food, comes the arrival of