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Each year, on the Sunday following The Feast of All Saints, in the time normally given to a homily, we remember all who have died in the past one hundred and thirty-two years throughout the history of St. Andrew. It is a tradition made possible by technology. Like the...

The Christian faith emerged in the world as “a way” to live. It was a spirituality before it was a world religion. In the life of Jesus, the early followers of him, saw in his life and teaching the way of faith, hope, and love. In his life, his followers found grace...

The Feast of All Saints marks the beginning of a new season at St. Andrew: Of Saints and Thanksgiving. Beginning with the Feast of All Saints, Nov. 1, and ending with the Feast of St. Andrew, our patron saint, Nov. 30, it is a time to harvest all that has filled our...

Why is Halloween sensationalized with all the spook and ghoul? Folk stories conjured images of a night of restless souls seeking peace and safe passage to “the other side.” Tales were spurned of mischievous spirits allowed one night of mayhem upon the living. The eve...

All Hallow’s Eve is a time to allow our imagination to soar beyond the rational and logical and embrace the idea that those who passed before us, may still share the world with us. “A thin place” is a Celtic term to describe particular places and times where the line...

I was raised in the Roman Catholic tradition. Saints were persons who lived long ago and were more legend than real. Later in life, I learned a different understanding of a “saint.” Reading the New Testament letters from the apostles I realized the author was...