By Father Casey Out of curiosity, I did a quick search of the word “mercy” in my Bible Concordance this week. The two Hebrew words that are most translated into mercy are racham and hesed and they

By Father Casey This weekend is the only time all year when our nation and our church both invite us to remember the same person. The Episcopal Church added Martin Luther King, Jr. to our calendar of

By Father Casey What a gift these last few days have been. To look outside is to enjoy the brilliant majesty of winter, snow glistening on roofs and branches and just enough on the ground to build

By Father Casey Ready or not, a new year dawns. We know some of what it will bring, but most remains, for now, a mystery. Yet our experience in the coming months will depend more upon the

By Father Casey On this third day of Christmas, I’m feeling a lot of gratitude, so I hope you’ll indulge this exercise in giving thanks. To everyone who braved the flash-flooded streets to worship with us on

By Father Casey A funny thing can happen when you rewatch a movie you loved as a child. Characters and side-stories that were not terribly interesting way back when, or else flew right over your head, suddenly