When you think of a “good television family,” who do you think of? Ozzy and Harriet? The Cleavers? The Banks family on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air? Tim and Jill Taylor and their boys on Home Improvement? Carrie and
Functionally Dysfunctional
Bully Not, Lest Ye Be Bullied
Recently I attended a comedy show that wasn’t very good. I suspect, based on the size of the venue and the absence of a marquee sign with the performers’ names, that these were comedians who were just getting their
A Person’s a Person, No Matter How Small — Dr. Seuss
I have on my desk a letter dated May 25, 2006. The letter, written by a priest and addressed to his congregation, discusses the importance of children in the liturgy. In the letter, the priest mentions a lesson he
Pastoral Letter from The Rt. Rev Bishop Jennifer Reddall
The Right Reverend Jennifer A. ReddallBISHOP OF ARIZONAJune 12, 2023 Dear Siblings in Christ,“In Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ.” – Galatians3:28The vows I took as
Pride in the Name of Love
When I was a kid, I loved to watch movies, television, and sports. Based on the movies, TV shows, and sports that I’d watch, my friends and I would create games of our own. We pretended we were Batman
Pentecost Sunday and Memorial Day 2023 in True St. John’s Fashion
Sunday, May 28th was a busy day at St.John’s. Both services started with our Military Veterans Ministry honoring those, in all branches of the military, that sacrificed everything so that all may live in Freedom. Fr. Tim read the gospel
“C” is for Cookie and That’s Good Enough for Me!
When I was a kid, I always wanted to be “the best”. If I wasn’t the best at something, then I didn’t want to do it at all. I wanted to score better than all of my classmates on