Colin Collette, preaching on Maundy ThursdayRead more “Love completely”
Author: Colin Collette
I went. I washed. I received my sight.
Colin Collette, preacherRead more “I went. I washed. I received my sight.”
Christmas Movies and Second Chances
Colin Collette preaching on Sunday, December 4: Advent 2Read more “Christmas Movies and Second Chances”
Advent Begins…
Advent begins… What comes to mind when you hear the word Advent? A season of longing, waiting, pregnant expectation, a time of hopefulness, a call to stillness, a time to step […]Read more “Advent Begins…”
Being the Bread of Life
In St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, Chapter 4, which we began reading last week and finish reading today, St, Paul is basically outlining what it means to be in […]Read more “Being the Bread of Life”
Art, Opera, and John the Baptizer
Twice in my life I have found myself lost in a great work of art and therein almost anesthetized to the great act of violence the very work itself was […]Read more “Art, Opera, and John the Baptizer”
Ascension Day Sermon (transferred) 2021
Who among us – mother, father, aunt, uncle, grandparent, or friend – has not spent time deeply engaged with a young child in a game of “peek-a-boo?” You know that […]Read more “Ascension Day Sermon (transferred) 2021”
God In Us Made Manifest
John Shea, in his book Starlight: Beholding the Christmas Miracle All Year Long, tells a story about being at a Christmas party and realizing that it is impossible to return […]Read more “God In Us Made Manifest”
December 6, 2020
Dear Friends, Earlier this week, I read a post on Facebook that went something like this: “Does anyone else feel the urge to call the radio stations that are playing ‘songs […]Read more “December 6, 2020”
What Will It Take?
In the past few weeks I have found myself reflecting on two seemingly disparate statements intended, I think, to rally the troops as we once again ramp up the fight […]Read more “What Will It Take?”
Pass it, Share it, Give it Away
(Sermon recorded in the Parish Hall among thousands of paper bags used on Tuesday’s RCS pantry) Here, in this all too familiar space, best known to me as the place […]Read more “Pass it, Share it, Give it Away”
Presentation of Our Lord
For me as a liturgy nerd, it is so exciting that the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, this year, falls on a Sunday, and in the grand scheme […]Read more “Presentation of Our Lord”
The Gift is God with Us
Last Sunday after seven weeks of Advent and a few extremely busy few weeks, morning services complete and a lovely afternoon prayer service with our seniors at the Breakers, my […]Read more “The Gift is God with Us”