Bishop R. Joseph Owles : Writing

Epiphany

Epiphany

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


The Magi were said to be wise men. They are sometimes said to be kings. They are sometimes thought of as men of power and prestige who come from..
Love Is Kind

Love Is Kind

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Last week I spent some time looking at Saint Paul’s first qualification of love from chapter 13 of First Corinthians. That first qualifier w..
A Sheep Among Wolves: One Man’s Stubborn Commitment To The Idea That GOD IS LOVE

A Sheep Among Wolves: One Man’s Stubborn Commitm..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


A Sheep Among Wolves: One Man’s Stubborn Commitment To The Idea That GOD IS LOVE What if we really believed that God is love? What if we real..
How Many Times Did God Create Human Beings (A Meandering On Biblical Interpretation)

How Many Times Did God Create Human Beings (A Mean..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Reading Genesis 1 - 3 again this morning, I am reminded of a question I have every time: Where there two separate creations of human beings? ..
Love Is Patient

Love Is Patient

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


The first thing Saint Paul tells us about love is that “Love is patient.” Now, unless Saint Paul means tha..
The Disunity of Unity — Receiving The Eucharist

The Disunity of Unity — Receiving The Eucharist

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


I came across the passage that follows this morning: For _______________, the Eucharist is a visible..
Twelve Steps To Peace

Twelve Steps To Peace

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


One of the problems I always had as a child was that I wanted to be good and I wanted to have faith, but I never knew how. I would go to church ..
Politics and the Gospel

Politics and the Gospel

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


The problem as I see it with the politicization of every aspect of life is that when it is applied to the Gospel, it ..
Fixing The Date of Jesus’ Birth

Fixing The Date of Jesus’ Birth

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


The Continental Congress voted to be Independent of Great Britain on July 2, 1776 but we celebrate July 4 when the Declaration was approved. We ..
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Bles..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is one of the two major doctrinal diff..