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An Invitation to Mystery
In my Celtic morning prayer ritual every morning I repeat this call and response: Who is it that you seek? We seek the Lord our God. Do...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
May 26, 20213 min read


Where is Jesus Going?
In the gospel reading for Pentecost we hear Jesus say, "now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, ‘Where are you...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
May 20, 20214 min read


Can Anyone Withhold the Water for Baptizing?
This year because of the way the lectionary readings in Acts have been divided up, I noticed something new to me. In Acts 10 we read,...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
May 5, 20213 min read


Good News for All People
If you follow the Sunday Bible lectionary, or at least if you read our IHS newsletter, then you know last week featured some stories...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Mar 18, 20215 min read


Have we learned the lesson of John's Gospel? The COVID-19 pandemic gives us a clue...
This Sunday in our Gospel lesson here we hear a familiar story we often hear around Lent and Easter: the so-called Temple event, or you...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Mar 4, 20213 min read


Here's 3 Simple Steps to Having the Best Life Possible, and no this is not click-bait!
Jesus and his disciples went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Jan 28, 20214 min read


Like a Flower to the Sun: what is repentance?
After John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Jan 21, 20215 min read


How do Christians Respond to Protests in the U.S. Capitol?
Yesterday for the Feast of the Epiphany I wrote and posted a blog post titled "Wear are our Caesars" and included a picture of the United...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Jan 7, 20213 min read


Where are our Caesars?
I saw today someone post on social media that the meaning of Epiphany, the declaration that Jesus is Christ or King, is that Jesus is...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Jan 6, 20212 min read


Was Jesus just a man? You might be surprised by the answer.
Jesus was just a guy. Jesus was just a guy who, like many others in the crowds around the Jordan river in first century Palestine, heard...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Jan 5, 20213 min read


A Candle to Light the Way Home
What's with all this "fire and brimstone" stuff every Advent? The world is preparing for Christmas. Families are hanging lights on houses...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Dec 3, 20204 min read


O that you would tear open the heavens and come down
"Why don't you tear apart the heavens and come down?" I heard that question for the first time this year in a composition by the same...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Nov 27, 20203 min read


Is Jesus King?
This coming Sunday is the last of the "church year," the three year lectionary cycle that takes us through the seasons. Since 1970, the...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Nov 19, 20207 min read


Most People Completely Misunderstand Christianity
There is such an incredible divide between our understanding of Christianity today and the person of Jesus and the first century...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Nov 12, 20206 min read


Less Conventional Sainthood
"There is not, of course, any such thing as a normal kind of saint. A saint is just a human being released from the love of self, and...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Oct 29, 20204 min read


Love, Sacrifice, and "COVID Fatigue"
"Love one another as I have loved you." - John 13:34 NRSV "Love one another as I have loved you" from John's Gospel is our theme this...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Oct 22, 20207 min read


What do Christians do in a divisive election season? Paul gives us the answer.
My brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved. I urge Euodia and I...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Oct 8, 20205 min read


This is the one secret to getting through both good times and bad....
...and you've known the right answer all along. A few years ago, I took some vacation time and went on a trip south. I drove to Florida...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Sep 24, 20204 min read


Love Each Other
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." - John 15:12 It's weird to think about the idea of a "Comeback...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Sep 10, 20203 min read


Cross
“If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their...

Fr. Benjamin Gildas
Aug 27, 20204 min read
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