Isolation

Isolation

In her autobiography, Catholic social activist Dorothy Day writes about the sense of isolation that can accompany life at times. She writes, “We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love, and that love comes with...
Introducing The Brood and Tacos & Tie Dye

Introducing The Brood and Tacos & Tie Dye

For years, I’ve been dreaming of creating an opportunity for foster, adoptive, and kinship families to gather together for worship and community-building. I envisioned a community that would be radically inclusive, following in the way of Jesus. Now that...
A new hymn for Calvary Church

A new hymn for Calvary Church

Calvary Church holds a long tradition of fervent congregational singing, and it was exciting last year to imagine having a new hymn text commissioned that would reflect the congregation’s Mission and Vision statements. To me (and this isn’t hyperbole), there was...
Backpack Blessing 2022

Backpack Blessing 2022

On Sunday in both the 9:15 and 11am services we gathered in prayer, lifting up our hopes and intentions for the new school year. We prayed that children and teachers alike would be filled with wonder and curiosity, that our schools would be places of welcome and...