All Saints’, Dorval Proper 18, Year B September 5, 2021 “Homeless Jesus,” sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz The letter of James is a brief text – five chapters; only four pages in the Bible I have handy as I write – but it packs a big punch. James does not mince words. Protestants have a complicated relationship to this… View Post
Report to the parish meeting, August 29
Incumbent’s Report, September 1, 2021 It’s symptomatic of where we are right now that I am writing this report two days after the Parish Meeting to which it should have been submitted, because last week just kind of got away from me. After a year and a half of working at a very different rhythm than we were used to,… View Post
The many faces of handwashing
All Saints’, Dorval Proper 17, Year B August 29, 2021 The lavabo, c. 2021. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders; and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other traditions that they observe,… View Post
Reopening 2.0
THIS POST WILL BE UPDATED as events warrant. Please watch this space for further information! On September 12 – almost exactly the one-year anniversary of the last time we did so – All Saints will be returning to in-person worship. The situation is still evolving, of course, and we hope and pray that vaccination rates will continue to climb; serious… View Post
Spirit and flesh
All Saints’, Dorval Proper 16, Year B August 22, 2021 “Communion symbols with vine and wheat,” carving from St. Aloysius School chapel, Glasgow August 1 was my three-year anniversary at All Saints’. On that date I was, of course, on vacation, so today is officially the first occasion on which I’m preaching on a set of lectionary texts that I’ve… View Post
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