Bishop R. Joseph Owles : Writing

The Great Commission

The Great Commission

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


The Great Commission at the end of Matthew's Gospel is not a command to "Go out and make disciples of all nations," it is a statement of being: "Where..
Nobody Comes to the Father Except... or Should It be Accept?

Nobody Comes to the Father Except... or Should It ..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


When Jesus says "No one comes to the Father except by me" and "I am the way, the truth, and the life," and when it is claimed that through Jesus, all ..
Prayer

Prayer

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


The issue for me is not whether God answers prayer or not; the issue is that we have reduced prayer to being something that requires an answer. ..
When You Love Somebody

When You Love Somebody

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


When we love someone, those who are important to the person we love become important to us. If we love God, then those who are important to God beco..
Who Is Unclean?

Who Is Unclean?

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Check it out! While he was still saying these things, a prominent figure about town came to Jesus and fell down on his knees in front of him, saying, ..
Tasting the New Wine -- Being Religious Rather Than Acting Religiously

Tasting the New Wine -- Being Religious Rather Tha..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Then John the Baptist’s students went to Jesus and asked him, “Why do we and the lay-ministers fast so much, but your students never do?&r..
Chastity

Chastity

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


For Saint Ignatius, chastity is more than simply refraining from sex. The step of embracing chastity coincides with that of abandoning the world and g..
Spiritual Tax-Collectors -- The Sick Leading the Sick

Spiritual Tax-Collectors -- The Sick Leading the S..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


As Jesus left from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting in a tax-collecting office. Jesus said to him, “Be my student!” And Matthew g..
Which Is Harder -- Compassion or Blame?

Which Is Harder -- Compassion or Blame?

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


So Jesus got back in the boat and sailed back across the Sea of Galilee. He returned home. And check it out! A bunch of people brought a man on a str..
MATTHEW 25:45

MATTHEW 25:45

A Poem by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


A Christian died in the streets of Boston,He had no home to rest his weary head.Being more like Christ than all the lost onesWho securely dwell in sta..