by St. Francis | Feb 13, 2026 | Rector's Reflections
Jesus is not ambiguous in his instructions to us: love God and love your neighbor. He makes it clear that everyone is our neighbor. But he also instructed his disciples not to spend time with people who wouldn’t listen to them. “If anyone will not welcome you or...
by St. Francis | Feb 5, 2026 | Rector's Reflections
“Your church is very busy!” I heard someone say this as we finished up the discussion portion of our Liturgy Lab on Sunday evening. I ended the discussion at 7:00 pm because I knew that AA would be there soon to set up for their meeting at 7:30, and sure enough, just...
by St. Francis | Jan 23, 2026 | Rector's Reflections
What is the mission of the church? According to our catechism, it’s to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ, through prayer, worship, proclaiming the gospel, and promoting peace, justice, and love. This is accomplished through the ministry of...
by St. Francis | Jan 16, 2026 | Rector's Reflections
Jesus said to his disciples, “Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not...
by St. Francis | Jan 9, 2026 | Rector's Reflections
Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE officer yesterday morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is a verifiable fact. She was a mother, a daughter, and a child of God. She was 37 years old. Three of those four things can be proven empirically, while one is...
by St. Francis | Dec 12, 2025 | Rector's Reflections
Joseph and Mary had to walk from Nazareth to Bethlehem for Emperor Augustus’s census. For years, I never questioned this statement. The Romans conducted a census every five years for tax purposes, though there was never a stipulation that men return to their...
