Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion University City

Today we give thanks for a Rick Simoncelli, a man who searched with delight, with joy, with a desire for justice, and with deep love. We pray that his search continues to inspire our own, that we might find joy in the wide variety of creation. Find joy in the seeking.

The Ascension gives me reason to say: “If deep in your heart you feel a longing, you’re on the right track. Keep looking for Jesus. Keep looking for God. Seek first the kin-dom.”

Great loss shocks the most grounded human beings precisely because of our sense of finality.

The writer GK Chesterton once said: “Fairy Tales are more than true not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”

The writer GK Chesterton once said: “Fairy Tales are more than true not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”

Simple answers are seductive, but problematic. Plain words may fail to describe the fullness of our experience of the divine. Where plain words fail, poetry and song can sometimes help bridge the distance.

Simple answers are seductive, but problematic. Plain words may fail to describe the fullness of our experience of the divine. Where plain words fail, poetry and song can sometimes help bridge the distance.

The Rev. Beth Scriven talks about Jesus' invitation to the disciples after the resurrection: "Come and Have Breakfast."

The Rev. Beth Scriven talks about Jesus' invitation to the disciples after the resurrection: "Come and Have Breakfast."

Can you have faith without doubt? Is Christianity a System Belief or a Way of Life?