Author: Fr Matthew+
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Next stop Amsterdam… then Cape Town
And so begins our trip with the Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program. We’re flying to South Africa today for a pilgrimage of pain and hope. We’ll be spending the next two weeks meeting with friends in Cape Town and Johannesburg. We will meet with pastors, leaders, and ministers who will share with us stories of struggle…
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Striving for Justice and Peace in Migration
Originally published February, 2014 on the website of Province V of The Episcopal Church. This was a reflection on my painful pilgrimage to Tijuana in 2013 with Cohort 3 of the Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program. mc+ Being an Episcopal Christian, I’ve taken a vow to “strive for justice and peace among all people.” This summer I was…
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Jesus, Martin Luther King and Sunday Gospel: Stars Aligned
“Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was “well-timed” in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation.” ~MLK, Letter from a Birmingham Jail, April, 1963 This Sunday, the Gospel for August 25, 2013, is from Luke 13:10-17. The leaders of the synagogue scoff…
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Who is my sister? Who is my brother?
“A wandering Aramean was my ancestor” Dt 26:5 “Take your child and flee to Egypt” Mt 2:13 “If the immigrant is not your brother/sister then God is not your father.” Bp Scalabrini c. 1887 The Bible is a story of migration. It is a story of home going and safety seeking. In the 1880’s Italian…
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Crossing the Border
“The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, ” from Psalm 97, our psalm appointed for the day. Mountains are often borders. How will these melt?
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Crossing the Border
“The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, ” from Psalm 97, our psalm appointed for the day. Mountains are often borders. How will these melt?
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Chicano Park
Cathedrals aspire to be so well decorated with such pain, hope and meaning as Chicano Park. Pastor Manny gave us a walking tour this morning.