Conversations with Father Greg

Today we consider the Apostle Paul's advice about de-escalating conflict.  (Romans 12:9-21)

We are happy to be back after having taken a couple of weeks for summer vacation.

Today's episode features a homily delivered at the 2026 Duffern Marsh Ecumenical Service, featuring the Anglican Parish of Lloydtown, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church (Schomberg), and Schomberg United Church.  The primary texts were Genesis 2:4-8 andJohn 1:1-4.

Today we consider how easy it can be for something to get "lost in translation" and how this might relate to Jesus' teaching about a growing alternate reality. (Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52)

Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, whose feast day normally falls on July 22nd, but we transferred it to the Sunday before ... just so we wouldn't miss out. 

Today, we pause to consider how 2 monks and a young woman can help us understand what the Apostle Paul teaches about God, the law, and our freedom.   (Romans 8:1-11)

Today we pause to consider how we respond when the task seems overwhelming or the path seems unclear. (Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67)

Today we pause to consider the concept of hospitality.  Since the earliest of Biblical times, God encouraged faithful people to show hospitality to friend, stranger, and even foe alike.  (Matthew 10:40-42)

When was the last time that you got lost?

I remember one road trip that a friend and I took about 10 years ago.  A “slight navigational error” added about 200 miles and several hours to our journey.  In comparison that seemed a lot more like “getting lost”. While it was disorienting, and more than a little annoying, we were able to recover once we realised our mistake.   Realising our mistake, however, was the key ingredient to a course correction.

Today, we hear some of Jesus teaching about the importance of putting our faith into action.  (Matthew 9:35—10:8)

Have you ever found yourself at a turning point, in life?  Sometimes life changing things can come in the form of easy to spot, big, decisions and at other times they can seem relatively small yet still have long standing implications.  Today, we pause to consider some of these.  (Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26)