We stood side by side in silence at the bottom of the massive steps. It was at the end of a long journey: only a few days on the calendar, but months in planning and years in prayer. My friend, Whit, who co-led our Diocese Pilgrimage to Montgomery and Selma with me last month,Continue reading “Warning! The Beginning is Near!”
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Prism of Hope and Mercy
By now, many of you know that before I went to seminary to become a priest, I was a preschool teacher, and I will never stop being surprised at the ways in which the skills from that work have enriched my vocation as a priest. Everything from storytelling to getting the attention of aContinue reading “Prism of Hope and Mercy”
God’s Care and Provision
It happened with such regularity that by the 3rd or 4th grade, both my parents and I planned on it. I was such an anxious and shy child that every first day of school, from kindergarten to my first day of classes in college, I went home, my body and mind so tangled with anxious,Continue reading “God’s Care and Provision”
Praying and Trusting Like Jesus
Before I went to seminary to become a priest, I was a preschool teacher. Now, there are many surprisingly transferable skills between the two, but I think my favorite way in which my past connects with my present is how it helps me understand that we are all learning and growing and changing. I rememberContinue reading “Praying and Trusting Like Jesus”
Worried and Distracted? Do Less
One of the delightfully weird gifts of being Christians in the year of Our Lord 2025 is that we get to reflect on some of the more unique and quirky Christian narratives that have made up our religious history. The people, stories, and power of our sacred text did not survive 2,000 years without someContinue reading “Worried and Distracted? Do Less”
Who Are We To Hinder God?
One can see it the longer one spends out in the garden, or in nature, the ways in which nature tends to take care of itself. But as I’ve learned to garden over the years, I’ve learned that sometimes the spaces we cultivate for flowers or trees or crops need special care so that theyContinue reading “Who Are We To Hinder God?”
A Hard Edges and Dark Corners Christmas
When I had the opportunity to walk the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, an ancient pilgrimage across Northern Spain a few years ago, I shared stories and pictures from that journey with this congregation. One of the conversations I had when I got back, was with someone who marveled at how, in every picture, IContinue reading “A Hard Edges and Dark Corners Christmas”
Baptized into Love
The way the story goes in my family history, it was my grandmother who first noticed. My dad’s mom raised five boys on the southside of Indianapolis, in a two-bedroom home so she got pretty good at paying attention. But it was my grandmother who first noticed that as I graduated from the chaos ofContinue reading “Baptized into Love”
What Do We Lack?
Maybe I’m projecting my own awkwardness on all of you, but I’m keenly aware of two things this morning. First, I’ve stolen the opening line from last week’s sermon. Preaching about Mark’s account of Jesus’ diatribe on divorce is no easy task, and I am grateful for Father Steve’s skill in preaching the truthContinue reading “What Do We Lack?”
At What Cost And To What End?
It may be no surprise that when I was in elementary school, I was what was known as a “teacher’s pet,” because teachers generally liked my attention to detail, obsessive rule following, and my general quiet nature. Public speaking and preaching is part of my job now, but for most of my childhood andContinue reading “At What Cost And To What End?”
Becca Kello 