I am away on vacation, and in my absence I offer this excerpt from an essay written by Brian Doyle titled “The Most Beautiful Boat.” While a bit longer in length than most of our written meditations, I hope you enjoy it: He is nine and I am ten. We are brothers. We...
Years ago, before it became a cultural colossus and while it was still playing at the Public Theater, my family and I saw the musical Hamilton. We got there by chance, really. My father had given us theater tickets for Christmas and asked me to pick a show. I didn’t...
I am on the mailing list for the Society of St. John the Evangelist, the monastic order located in Cambridge, MA. The theme of their most recent newsletter was “Growth,” and included articles titled “Awake,” “Patience,” “Know Limits,” “Anxiety,” “The Breaks,” and “On...
As I write this, bishops and delegates from Episcopal churches across the nation (and from area missions and the Convocation of American Churches in Europe) are meeting in Louisville, KY for our 81st General Convention. Every three years our church gathers and makes...
Last week I had the honor of attending the end-of-year musical conceived and performed by students at P.S. 169 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Parishioner Zach Pearson was one of the teaching artists who facilitated the production, helping the students take their ideas and...
