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THIS WEEK IN HAITI (OR, DON'T BE A WALNUT)

THIS WEEK IN HAITI (OR, DON'T BE A WALNUT)

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


So, as everyone knows, there was an earthquake in Haiti, leaving hundreds of thousands of people dead, thousands and thousands of people buried alive ..
It's My Party And I'll Cut Off The Head Of John The Baptist If I Want To

It's My Party And I'll Cut Off The Head Of John Th..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Sermon Preached at Anchorage Presbyterian Church a long, long time ago when I was in Seminary c. 1996ish.
The Death, the resurrection, and the life

The Death, the resurrection, and the life

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Preached at Anchorage Presbyterian Church on March 24, 1996 Scripture: Psalm 130; John 11:1-45
Healing Pain

Healing Pain

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


People talk about God as if no pain is ever associated with God. They talk about, for instance, "God heals," but they talk about healing as if it ..
Conflict with God

Conflict with God

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


The most common sin I see, and sometimes fall victim to, is the thought that a relationship with God is easier than any other relationship. And ..
God Using Profanity

God Using Profanity

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


The "s" word does appear in this essay/story
Saints--What Makes Them Holy

Saints--What Makes Them Holy

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Saints refuse to live in the world as it is, but rather, they choose to live in the world as it should be, showing the world what it could be. Most pe..
THE RULE OF THE ORDER OF SAINTS--Preamble

THE RULE OF THE ORDER OF SAINTS--Preamble

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


It is neither pride, nor vanity, dear children, that compels any of us to strive for sainthood. Even if the initial desire to reach sainthood was at ..
Lent–Day Five:

Lent–Day Five:

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


I know that I said yesterday was the fifth day of Lent, but I was suffering from a stupid attack. Sundays don’t count as part of Lent, which is ..
Lent: First Sunday

Lent: First Sunday

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


One of the most frustrating things I experienced as a child, as a teen, as a young adult, and even in seminary, was that the Church kept telling m..
Lent: Day Four

Lent: Day Four

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


St. Benedict gives us the allegory of Jacobs Ladder as a model for humility (see Day Three). The first rung of that ladder, or the first step towa..
Lent: Day Three

Lent: Day Three

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Yesterday I admitted that I often lack humility, and that I was using Lent as an opportunity to focus on humility and hopefully become more humble..
Lent– Day Two

Lent– Day Two

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


I can often lack in humility. So I am using Lent this year as an opportunity to grow in humility. But, for all the reasons I explained yesterday, ..
Lent: Day One

Lent: Day One

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


So for the next forty days�"and Sundays which don’t count as Lent�"I’ll be posting short posts for Spiritual Dir..
True Prayer Leads to Action

True Prayer Leads to Action

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


"Love is found in deeds rather than in words," at least that's what St. Ignatius tells me. St. Gregory the Great seems to agree because he tells m..
Why Does God Give Us Commandments?

Why Does God Give Us Commandments?

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


If we are God's Children, then we are heirs to God's power and God's Kingdom. We are princes and princesses waiting to rule. Though we are princ..
You've Taught Me

You've Taught Me

A Poem by Chelsea Osborn


This is how I felt, and feel, while learning who I really am, and how I felt towards those who help me figure it all out.
Lent: Day Six

Lent: Day Six

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Every time I fail, it’s because I sacrificed what I want for what I want in the moment. Which brings me to St. Benedict’s second step towa..