Acts 1:1-11 Eph 1:17-23 Mk 16:15-20 The Call Today At our parish this past Sunday we celebrated the Feast of the Ascension. As I listened to the readings, I wondered how years passed between the event of the Ascension and the sending of the Holy Spirit and the writing down of each reading. At that [...]

Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 1 Jn 4:7-10 Jn 15:9-17 Sagging Vines This past week I was full of business. The embarrassing fact about last week was that my life was full with workshops talking about self care to other professionals. Each workshop was full of practical ways to care for oneself spiritually, emotionally and physically. [...]

Acts 4:8-12 1 Jn 3:1-2 Jn 10:11-18 The Invitation In Sunday’s reading, Jesus talks to us about the Good Shepherd. He lays out for us the traits that set the good shepherd apart from just the hired hand. The shepherd is steadfast in times of peril. The shepherd knows his/her sheep and in turn the [...]

Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 1 Jn 2:1-5a Lk 24:35-48 Taking Time to Water The last ten days a group of friends have been helping us bring color and softness to our zeroscape landscaping. Zeroscape landscaping uses plant and trees that need less water and as a result honor the patterns of the desert. I have learned [...]