Oct 7, 2021
Beloved friends, As I reflect on this past week, I am struck with the simple truth that life is truly best lived in community. We are more than who we can ever be on our own when we dare to share what matters most. Over the past week members of our extended community...
Sep 30, 2021
Beloved Friends- Next Monday, October 4th, is the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi. Francis astounded and inspired the Church by taking the gospel literally—not in a narrow fundamentalist sense, but by actually following all that Jesus said and did, joyfully,...
Sep 23, 2021
Beloved Friends, Perspective…that is the word and thought coming to me as I sit down to write to you today. Both literally and symbolically, this word captures reality; literally, as I sit on a plane in between Detroit Metro and LaGuardia airports heading to NYC for a...
Sep 17, 2021
Beloved Friends- It is wonderful to be back among you after a time of sabbath rest. Some of you know this ended up being a different kind of “time away” for me- it included coming back to work for a couple of weeks as we continued staffing transitions and then...
Jul 9, 2021
Beloved Friends, Many of you know of my fondness for the writings of poet Mary Oliver. Today, she comes to mind again as I remember this line from one of my favorite poems titled “Summer Day”: Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?...
Jul 1, 2021
Beloved Friends- Happy almost 4th of July! To be honest, this holiday in which we commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress, is one that always comes with mixed emotions for me. On the one hand I am so very grateful for a...
