Bishop R. Joseph Owles : Writing

A Non-Systematic Theology

A Non-Systematic Theology

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


In the spring of 1997, my three year Master of Divinity degree was coming to a close. One of the requirements for graduation was to draft a “Sta..
If It Is Not Done With Love, It Is Not Done For God

If It Is Not Done With Love, It Is Not Done For Go..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


God is love, so love must be God. To say that God is love, but that love is not necessarily God, would make God smaller than love -- there would be a ..
Sharing Christ

Sharing Christ

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


While they were eating, Jesus took bread and said grace. He broke it and gave it to the students, saying, “Take! Eat! This is my body.” Th..
What Is The Purpose Of Life

What Is The Purpose Of Life

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


I have often spent a lot of time trying to figure out what my purpose is in life. I have spent hours in prayer begging God to show me why I am here, a..
The Politics of the Church -- Where Church and State Intersect

The Politics of the Church -- Where Church and Sta..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


The biggest threat to the Church is politics -- and not the fact, as many claim, that the Church is interfering with politics, but the fact that polit..
The Mirror

The Mirror

A Poem by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


You are a mirror --In you I see my own reflection;In you I see what I have let myself become.I fear youBecause I know you will reveal the truth to me...
Experiencing God

Experiencing God

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


When I was in seminary, we often fell into the trap of confusing talking about God with believing in God. Yet, talking about is not believing in, and ..
A Letter To Jesus

A Letter To Jesus

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


From My JournalJanuary 18, 2012Working The Spiritual Exercises of St. IgnatiusI am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me, just as the Fa..
Putting out the Fire

Putting out the Fire

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


People who are hateful, bigoted, nasty and mean will never be stopped by being calling hateful, bigoted, nasty or mean. It is impossible to stop them ..
Winning the Gold

Winning the Gold

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


There is no Gold Medal Olympic Runner who sprang out of the womb knowing how to run, or how to win races. Every Gold Medal Olympic Runner who ever ran..