St. Francis
Until I moved to the US, I owned a pet dog, Rocky. He was given to me as a gift by a family in a little town where I served as Vicar....
Fr. Manny's Blog
- Sep 24
- 3 min
The Blind Runner
Each September, a parishioner who is an avid baseball fan invites me to go watch a baseball game with him at the National Stadium in DC....
- Sep 16
- 3 min
Bubbles
Summer is long gone. Fall is here. School has begun. Kids are getting settled in their classrooms and getting to know their new teachers....
- Sep 9
- 3 min
Welcome, Michael Looney
A few weeks ago, Mike worshipped with us at Christ Church. After worship, he introduced himself and asked if he could make an appointment...
- Sep 1
- 2 min
Christ Church Ministries and Activities
My Beloved Brothers and Sisters, Thank you very much for joining us last Sunday for the Parish Festival. I was very impressed with the...
- Aug 26
- 1 min
Parish Festival - This Sunday at 10 a.m.
Welcome!! Welcome!! It feels incredibly special to welcome all of you back to Christ Church for our first Parish Festival in years. The...
- Aug 19
- 3 min
Fall at Christ Church
Dear Friends, It is such a wonderful time in the life of our parish. Throughout the many challenges of the past couple of years, you have...
- Aug 12
- 4 min
Liberated Faith II
Last Sunday, Hebrews reminded us of what faith is. This Sunday wouldn’t be any different. Hebrews will lay bare for us how a liberated...
- Jul 29
- 4 min
For What? Why?
Depending on when I fall asleep, I am usually up by 4:00 a.m. Today was no different. I woke up, prayed, read some emails and some news,...
- Jul 21
- 5 min
Instrument
My first introduction to the idea of an instrument was when I first learned about the Mathematical Set for school - "math set," for...
- Jul 15
- 4 min
Jacob's Troubles
Jacob was in love with Rachel, his uncle Laban’s daughter, and desired to marry her. But he couldn’t marry until he worked 7 years for...
- Jul 10
- 6 min
Sermon for Today: "And Who is My Neighbor?"
“And who is my neighbor?” Asked the bewildered lawyer. This lawyer had done everything right-he had kept the law. You and I can only...
- Jul 1
- 5 min
Personal Beliefs
When I was in law school many years ago, my Constitutional Law professor made a comment which sought to imply that many judges subscribe...
- Jun 24
- 5 min
Remarks
Christ Church hosted an event yesterday to honor the first Paumier Scholars and their families. This event was supported by the presence...
- Jun 17
- 4 min
Investing In The Other
Over the past year, Christ Church has held several conversations on issues relating to race. Conversations about race are always...
- Jun 3
- 4 min
"That's Wrong"
I am very sure that today's title may have been your initial reaction when you first saw last week’s 19+2=22 blog. You may have wondered...
- May 27
- 6 min
19+2=22
Like many of you, I couldn’t believe the news coming out of Texas. Another school shooting! Another day! Different city! What is going...
- May 20
- 4 min
32 Years
Roberta Drury had a big heart - which is that one thing that should move each one of us. Roberta had visited her brother, who had a bone...
- May 12
- 5 min
Broken Stem
This past Sunday, we had our wonderful Mother’s Day celebration. Unfortunately, many of our parishioners - mothers, especially - couldn’t...
- May 6
- 4 min
Changes at Christ Church
The past couple of years has been very hard on everyone. It has been very unsettling for many of us - not counting the numerous...
- Apr 22
- 4 min
Menu Folder
Restaurants have changed a lot these days. It used to be that when you visit a restaurant, you will be given a seat or you seat yourself,...
- Apr 8
- 5 min
The Slap
It was a strange, bizarre and uncharitable moment. What occasioned this moment was a joke about Jada Smith by comedian Chris Rock. Jada...