Fr. Javier reflects on how the prophet Isaiah and the apostles Peter and Paul discovered their vocation, and how we, too, might discover ours: “To find our purpose isn’t a single decision, but the work of a lifetime. And through that work, we are being saved—made into a people pulled from every tribe, tongue, and…
This Sunday, Fr. Javier reflects on Jesus’ first sign at the wedding in Cana and his message of abundant life: “We work so that we may better enjoy the life we’ve been given. We struggle so that others might do the same… In a world of cheap knock-offs—visions of happiness that are trite and ethereal; moments of…
Fr. Javier reflects on the meaning of repentance this Advent: “What would it look like for us to believe in our ability to change our minds? What would it look like for us to be the kind of people who repent and return, learn and grow?”
At the beginning of our 3-week stewardship series, Fr. Javier explores the meaning of common worship: “Worship—and what we do in it—calls us back to attention to a different way of measuring our time and worth… There is work and there is rest; there is fasting and there is feasting. And all these little habits…
Fr. Javier deals with Jesus’ words in Mark 10:2-16: “We were not created to be free from one another. We were created to experience the freedom of being with each other—of knowing and being known, of being vulnerable and carefree, of being together without fear.”
Fr. Javier reflects on the Letter of James and what we say to one another: “We don’t always have to find the right words to say. But it is possible for us to hold back the wrong ones. And the goal to aspire to here is not perfection but attention, not eloquence but patience… not stellar insight but simply, what is needed.”
The Rev. Javier Almendárez-Bautista reflects on what it means to be a religious community in difficult times (1 Kings 8:22-30, 41-43) and shares a few updates from what St. Paul’s has planned for the near future.
The Rev. Javier Almendárez-Bautista reflects on the polarized communities of the early church (Ephesians 4:25-5:2) and our own divided times.
The Rev. Javier Almendárez-Bautista reflects on intentional rest and renewal in a world of urgent tasks (Mark 6:30-34, 53-56).
The Rev. Javier Almendárez-Bautista reflects on the enduring story of David and Goliath.