Advent Readings & Meditation – 1st Monday
Micah’s vision of a world at peace, where conflict is replaced by harmony, is a powerful reminder of the potential that lies within our shared humanity.
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Advent 2 – First Monday Daily Prayer
Daily Prayer Guide for the First Monday of Advent. For individual or group use.
“He shall judge between many peoples, and shall arbitrate between strong nations far away; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”
Advent Readings & Meditation – 1st Sunday
In the gentle whisper of Isaiah’s words, we find a beacon of hope – a promise that transcends the ages.
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Advent 1 – First Sunday Daily Prayer
Daily Prayer Guide for the First Sunday of Advent. For individual or group use.
“Behold, I bring you good news of a great joy, which will come to all the people; for unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”
Father John: Easter Thoughts, Part 2 of 5
In this video, Father John reflects on the resurrection and God’s ever-present spirit based on the account from Matthew 28. He discusses the angel’s message to the women, the shock of encountering the empty tomb, and the assurance that Jesus is alive in spirit. Father John encourages viewers to trust in the constant presence of God’s spirit, especially during challenging times.
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Father John: Easter Thoughts, Part 1 of 5
Once Easter Sunday has passed, we sometimes forget that there is a whole Season of Easter. Father John takes a few minutes to reminds us of some of the lessons of Easter. Part 1 of 5.
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The Walk to Emmaus
“The challenge for our Churches, and for those who belong to them, is to be of the same mind as the Christ whom we profess to follow. We must lay aside our earthly power and be the power of the loving Christ in the lives of those who so desperately need to see his saving power among them.”
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Lenten Reading, Day 48
Lenten Daily Reading – Day 48
Text: Luke 24:13-35
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?”
Day 47, Easter Sunday – Devotional Guide
NEW LIFE: There is a moment, for those of us who believe, when we say, “Ah hah, I get it.”
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Lenten Reading, Day 47
Lenten Daily Reading – Day 47
Text: Matthew 28:1-10
After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.