Opinion

Pectoral cross being help up with a hand.

A Word From Our Bishop

The Rt. Rev'd William G. Cliff September 1, 2022

Editor’s Note: You may notice that the Bishop’s photo in his monthly column has changed. This new photo was taken at the Lambeth Conference by ...

The Mustard Seed

A Note from the Editor

The Mustard Seed, Fr. Matt Koovisk September 1, 2022

Maybe it’s just me, but as I grow older, the summer goes by faster and faster. I’m told that time speeds up as I grow ...

The Rev'd Dr. Paul Shore

Palm Sunday

The Rev'd Dr. Paul Shore June 1, 2022

I travel with two suitcases: one is known infamously at home as “the Coffin,” and holds everything I’ve brought with me on this six month ...

The Rt. Rev'd William G. Cliff

A Word From Our Bishop

The Rt. Rev'd William G. Cliff June 1, 2022

For the last number of years, the word “mission” and “missional” have been the stock and trade of the church in all its discussions. In ...

Fr. Matt Koovisk

A Note from the Editor

Fr. Matt Koovisk June 1, 2022

We have reached the end of another publishing year, my fourth one as the Editor of this publication. I’m always amazed at just how fast ...

The Rev'd Dr. Paul Shore

A Postcard from Istanbul

The Rev'd Dr. Paul Shore June 1, 2022

In the vast city of Istanbul, close to the Bosphorus, is a street called Istiklal, which is crowded with shoppers, tourists, and sellers of roast chestnuts ...

The Rt. Rev'd William G. Cliff

A Word From Our Bishop

The Rt. Rev'd William G. Cliff May 1, 2022

In the last month or two we have heard plenty about Ukraine and the battle that is raging there. We are fervently praying for peace. ...

The Rt. Rev'd William G. Cliff

A Word From Our Bishop

The Rt. Rev'd William G. Cliff April 1, 2022

In the dim recesses of my memory I have a short phrase, (perhaps wisdom from my family, perhaps not) which is a profound statement of ...

The Rev'd Dr. Paul Shore

A European View of Lent

The Rev'd Dr. Paul Shore April 1, 2022

As some of you know, I have an appointment at a university in the Czech Republic for the next four months, and Dean Don Bernhardt ...

The Rt. Rev'd William G. Cliff

A Word From Our Bishop

The Rt. Rev'd William G. Cliff March 1, 2022

I have sat through some terrible preaching on the sheep and the goats. You remember the passage where Jesus is in the temple, only a ...