The Parish

Move over Versace and Gucci there's a new fragrance and it is even stronger than the stench of death.

If we depend on our faith as the solid foundation of our lives then it can be threatening to rethink it. But what if it isn't supposed to be the foundation?
 

Jesus didn't come to end something, he came to start something.

Exclusive religious systems ensure that the only people who get in are “just us”. But to those places, Jesus brings his justice.

Easter isn’t just a date on a calendar it’s part of the human experience and I don't know how I feel about it.  But what helps me, is experiencing it from the crowd instead of the cloud.

Lent invites us into the wilderness - to escape the noise and to find our true self.

If your spirituality does’t offer you any hope for the things we struggle with in in the hear and now, I wouldn’t trust it to deliver anything in the here after

Many things can tarnish the bible for us - bad teaching, confusing content or even just familiarity. But it's worth scraping off the tarnish, because there is gold inside

When we give, we may feel virtuous for helping someone in need. But maybe there is a better reason for doing it!

What happens when our eyes are shut can alter our perception of what happens when they are open.

If you can experience the presence of God in small things, you can experience it in all things, because faith after all is more than a peeling....it's a practice.

The Feast of Epiphany invites us to find the transcendent in ordinary places... and to be overjoyed.

"We thought we had all the answers, it turns out it was the questions we had wrong" ~Bono

It's Christmas morning, and after you have opened everything up--did you find it?  Perhaps there is one remaining thing to open....your heart.

Advent challenges us to prepare to meet a God who is both infinite and imminent

The Christmas story shows us that something beautiful can come from the unexpected, even the misunderstood.  It is a story about broken hearts and fear, conquered by hope and promise, and the difference a good nights sleep can make.
 

When we look at the world around us, we may long for revolution. But Mary expected the coming of a different kind of kingdom, and it filled her with joy!

Christmas reminds us that we are apart of something that has already started without our knowing, yet it includes us and we are not behind.