My response to and understanding of the Christmas story has continued to evolve over my lifetime: Beginning as a historical event I...

The following is taken from Ft. Richard Rohr’s “Preparing for Christmas” Daily Meditations for Advent for the Third Sunday of Advent...

I am truly grateful for spiritual seasons like Advent that remind us to re-focus our attention on spiritual practices. With the world in...

Another Christmas season is upon us, and as your associate minister I have a confession to make. I am not, by nature, a Christmas-y kind...

The whirlwind of the Christmas holidays seems to begin earlier each year. While in Cincinnati, even before Halloween had trick-or-treated...

Can you believe Thanksgiving is only two weeks away? I can’t wait! Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. And I love the...

As most of you know – my sister Karen and I have spent the last two weeks in Cincinnati with my daughter, Bri, my son-in-law, Salvador,...

This Sunday is our annual Day of the Dead Remembrance Service. Every year during this special ceremony, we share our common human...

Our beautiful Day of the Dead ofrenda is up at UMB and you may have noticed that this year it is full of not only skulls, bright colors,...

In the fall of 1991, while studying and living in Mexico, I had the opportunity to visit the island of Janitzio in the Mexican state of...