Bishop R. Joseph Owles : Writing

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: 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 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 ..
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 ..
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..
God Using Profanity

God Using Profanity

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


The "s" word does appear in this essay/story
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 ..
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 ..
Everyone I Know Goes Away in the End

Everyone I Know Goes Away in the End

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Not a story, not an essay, more of a blog or a meandering--but there is not selection for that.
If The Heart Were A Bone I'd Be Crippled

If The Heart Were A Bone I'd Be Crippled

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Preached at Anchorage Presbyterian Church on June 15, 1997 Based on Luke 24:13-35