Brother James Nathaniel SSFJul 28, 20197 minA Radical RelationshipToday’s scripture readings invite into a radical, life-giving relationship with God, our Father, and with all those who compose God’s...
Brother James Nathaniel SSFJul 20, 20198 minEverything is GiftToday’s first reading from Genesis tells us of a mysterious encounter between Abraham, Sarah, and three men. Although this is an Old...
desmondalbanssfJul 7, 20191 minAbove Holy Transfiguration MonasteryLate June. Three days ago we kept the Feast Of John, the Great Forerunner, at his birth. Midsummer's sun is glorious in the East, My...
Brother James Nathaniel SSFJun 24, 20199 minBorn today is the Prophet of the Most HighIt’s great to be back in Lakeport again and to be asked to preach today on this, your patronal feast day. This year is particularly...
damienjosephssfJun 4, 20196 minYou're Going to Have to DigThis is the text of a homily given by Brother Damien Joseph SSF for a Mass of Our Founders at our Annual Chapter, May 16, 2019: A few...
damienjosephssfJun 4, 20196 minGoing HomeThis is the text of a homily by Brother Thomas at a Mass of the Holy Spirit at our annual Chapter on May 14, 2019: In 1966, the Nobel...
damienjosephssfJun 3, 20199 minMinister's Address 2019Here is the text of Brother Desmond Alban's annual address to Chapter, May 15, 2019: I have travelled a lot in the past few weeks, but...
Brother James Nathaniel SSFMay 27, 20197 minCalled to PraiseI know I speak not only for myself but for Brother Jude and for the brothers of the Province of the Americas when I say we are very glad...
Brother James Nathaniel SSFMay 13, 20197 minTrusting in His GraceI want to thank Father Jim and the community here at Church of the Redeemer for inviting myself and Brother Jude to speak to you about...
Brother James Nathaniel SSFFeb 27, 20196 minSupernatural Musings My 3 PM lull in the afternoon is killer. I hate it. I get so lazy. I don’t really feel like doing anything at all. Same at night. After...
Brother James Nathaniel SSFFeb 19, 20193 minI Don't Have Anything Against the BirdsWhen I was in high school, I distinctly recall a time where, laying out on the roof of my grandmother’s house, I slipped into a mindset...
Brother James Nathaniel SSFJan 16, 20192 minA Short Litany of Saint FrancisGod the Father, Creator of Heaven and Earth, have mercy upon us. God the Son, Redeemer of the World, have mercy upon us. God the Holy...
desmondalbanssfNov 21, 20182 minSestina of Loving KindnessA silent pleading, uttered in compassion – A wish? A prayer? – to set its object free From fear and suffering, held instead in love: In...
desmondalbanssfNov 21, 20182 minNunc DimittisAgain he treads the well-worn path, Faith an old remembered habit, The dim recall of some ancient hope Almost gone in weary, wearing,...
desmondalbanssfNov 21, 20181 minTwo Works of CaravaggioI In jaundiced skin enclosing bitter bile, And self-deceived by hedonistic lies, Sick Bacchus, in defiance, tries to smile, The smirk...
desmondalbanssfNov 21, 20182 minShepherds LawIn Shepherd country on Northumbrian moor, Terraced in former ruins on the hill, Four hermit cells, for simple needs appointed –...