Bishop’s Messages

Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, “… go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ” Mary Magdalene went and announced to...

This past Sunday many of our congregations put away the Alleluia until Easter: by burying or veiling banners, or just singing “Alleluia, Song of Gladness” (ELW 318), an ancient hymn that reflects on how we lay aside our songs of joy for a short time in order to enter...

https://youtu.be/IhmHRRJOwM8 Who doesn’t love seeing our young people this time of year wearing a scratchy costume… a fake beard or a blue scarf…dressed up to play Mary and Joseph or some shy shepherds as attentive parents, grandparents, and others look on. Whatever...

“Jesus’ beatitudes this morning exemplify this great reversal. Blessed are the poor. Blessed are the meek. Blessed are the persecuted. Certainly not in the eyes of the world. But through the eyes of faith, to see the world through God’s eyes, we find that the...

“We do not offer anything to the departed , or on behalf of the departed, but we remember them with gladness. Bernard of Clairvaux says, ‘The saints have no need of honor from us; neither does our devotion add the slightest thing to what is theirs. But I tell you,...

Recently, I heard a reference being made that we are living in Genesis days. This statement was meant to point out that because we have been living in a time of multiple crises (such as Covid-19, economic pressures, racial and social discrimination, war, and political...

May the good news of Jesus’ resurrection assure you that God’s love has won for us the final victory and strengthen you to joyfully proclaim in word and deed the new life that is in Christ. And may each of you be faithful followers of our risen Lord who invites us to...

Dear Beloved in Christ, Over the past 11 days, the world has turned upside down as a new and unprovoked war has broken out. Our hearts break for those in Ukraine who are under attack: for those whose lives are being put at risk or have been lost by senseless political...

Today, February 2, we celebrate the presentation of our Lord Jesus in the temple; it is the last day of the Christmas season. Today’s commemoration is recorded in these words from the gospel: “When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses,...

May our Lord Jesus, whose birth and coming among us we celebrate in this holy season, fill you with peace, joy, life, and light, both now and in the new year to come. +Bishop Wilma S. Kucharek “…in him was life, and the life was the light of all people” (John 1:4...