The Funny Friar

  Historically, the Christian Church has taken two major approaches when it comes to other religions. Just to be clear, when we’re tal...

               The goal of Christian living might aptly be thought of as the process of becoming more fully alive, more fully human. So...

Valentine's Day ( it's Thursday) brings a mixture of sentiments: obligation (“if I don’t do something she’ll get mad.”), hope (“May...

Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Within the Episcopal Ash Wednesday liturgy the co...

Lent is a forty day period leading up to Holy Week and the celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection on Easter Sunday and the fifty-day period c...

Advent marks the beginning of the Christian year. This year it begins on Sunday, December 2, and concludes on Monday, December 24. Advent is...

The historic season of Advent is near; it begins Sunday, December 2. As you know, Advent marks the beginning of the Christian year, also ca...