The Rev. Arianne RiceJan 15, 20206 minWhat Might You Ponder Anew?This morning is the feast of the Baptism of Jesus. And this occasion prompts an interesting question. Why does Jesus need to be...
The Rev. Arianne RiceOct 9, 20191 minSeeing Like FrancisOn Sunday, 10/6 at Good Shepherd we celebrated the Feast of St. Francis. At 10 am we invited creatures great and small (and stuffed!) to...
The Rev. Arianne RiceMay 29, 20196 minThe Wellness Within You"Do you want to be made well?" This is not the typical question Jesus asks of those in need of healing. This question that implies...
The Rev. Arianne RiceJan 28, 20193 minWhen we're excited and scared!"The Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor, release to the captives, sight to the blind and freedom to the oppressed! Today...
The Rev. Arianne RiceJan 7, 20194 minOutsiders and DisruptionsArise. Shine. For your light has come. Happy New Year – 1st Sunday worship of 2019 – Feast of the Epiphany. Celebration not of light...
The Rev. Arianne RiceDec 18, 20185 minA Pragmatic Prophet"You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?" - John the Baptist One of the hotly debated topics in homelitics...
The Rev. Arianne RiceNov 26, 20187 minWe Are the Kingdom"Once a great order, as a result of waves of anti-monastic persecution in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and the rise of...
The Rev. Arianne RiceNov 7, 20182 minAlways ConnectedThis year on the Feast of All Saints' we here the gospel account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. First his sisters, Martha and...
The Rev. Arianne RiceOct 29, 20184 minTake Heart!“Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart;...
The Rev. Arianne RiceSep 17, 20185 minGive Voice to Your HumanityWhat is it you want to hear in a sermon? There are probably as many answers to that question as there are people in the room. Maybe a...
The Rev. Arianne RiceSep 4, 20185 minBlameless lives and Clean HeartsPerhaps you watched one, or both, or some of the two national funerals this week – Aretha Franklin and John McCain. Two very different...
The Rev. Arianne RiceAug 27, 20185 minSacramental LivingIf you are searching, you must not stop until you find. When you find however, you will become troubled. Your confusion will give way...
The Rev. Arianne RiceJul 23, 20185 minOur Shadow SidesSt. Paul had an experience of God – a dramatic one (Gal 1, Acts 9, 2 Cor 12) – where he was reminded that God loves him. Despite the...
Sydney LavinJul 11, 20181 minHelping HandsThe ASP trip to Knott County, Kentucky was super fun! Our church and St. Martin’s in the Field were split up into groups and drove down...
The Rev. Arianne RiceJul 8, 20186 minGod's Good Enough Grace“For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength” (1 Cor 1:25) In the earlier letter...
The Rt. Rev. John L. RabbJun 26, 20184 minHey kid? Whatcha Got in that Bag?It was, no doubt, laughable to Goliath and the Philistines when David, the ruddy, little shepherd kid, arrived to do battle. He tells...
The Rev. Arianne RiceJun 11, 20187 minCrazy LoveHere’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things...
The Rev. Arianne RiceMay 22, 20182 minCommunity of LoveListen to Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's powerful sermon on the transformative power of Love that he shared with the world at the Royal...
The Rev. Arianne RiceMay 22, 20185 minLiving into Our BeliefsWhen the day of Pentecost had come, the disciples were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the...
The Rev. Arianne RiceMay 7, 20187 minAbideView from La Verna near Assisi, Italy Jesus said to his disciples, “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love." -...