What follows is a version of the remarks I gave today on a Good Friday walk for high school students, reflecting on the Stations of the Cross. It’s really an honor to be with you today, and especially an honor to be here at this parish. I moved to this neighborhood about a year agoContinue reading >>
Tell the mystery of the glorious body
Good Friday one year ago: I had no singing engagements. I attended 3:00 pm service with my mother and we sat near the front of the church. Someone sang beautifully and it wasn’t me and I was envious. I couldn’t stay standing for very long, and though my pain was minimal it was clear thatContinue reading >>
Blessed and broken
It is Sunday night, and the pain tells me that trouble is coming. The line winds across the concrete floor, and over the sound of the piano I hear recited “Body of Christ”, “Blood of Christ”. As I approach the minister of the cup, pain flashes across my abdomen, reminding me that some piece ofContinue reading >>