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Saint of the Week: Basil of Caesarea 
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Basil of Caesarea was a fourth-century bishop and theologian like his brother Gregory of Nyssa and his friend Gregory of Nazianzus. A champion of the Nicene Creed, Basil also established influential rules for monastic communities and founded one of the earliest Christian hospitals for the poor.
Saint of the Week: Barnabas 
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Barnabas was not only Paul's traveling companion in mission. According to the book of Acts, it was Barnabas who brought Paul to the apostles, and declared to them how, on the road to Damascus, Paul had seen the Lord, and had preached boldly in the name of Jesus (Acts 9:27). He more than lived up to his name "son of encouragement."
Saint of the Week: Melania the Elder 
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Melania was a part of the first generation of Roman aristocrats who were encouraged to embrace Christianity, and lived to see it become the official religion of the Roman Empire. She founded two monasteries, offering hospitality and protection to pilgrims, especially women, and became a teacher to many prominent theologians and writers.
Saint of the Week: Mechthild of Magdeburg 
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Mechthild of Magdeburg was one of the most original medieval mystics, and the first to write in the German language.
Quotes on the Trinity 
Thursday, May 28, 2026
In preparation for an upcoming discussion of the Trinity, Fr. Kevin Laskowski looks back at the underlined passages in his seminary copy of The Christian Theology Reader.
Saints of the Week: Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler 
Thursday, May 21, 2026
The work of astronomers Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler "testified to the extraordinary presence of God in creation and maintained, in the face of both religious and scientific controversy, that science can lead us more deeply into an understanding of the workings of the Creator."
Rectors, Priests-in-Charge, and the Mutual Ministry Review 
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Father Kevin details the difference between Rectors and Priests-in-Charge in the Episcopal Church ahead of the parish's upcoming Mutual Ministry Review.
Saint of the Week: Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf 
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf was a German religious and social reformer, bishop of the Moravian Church, Christian mission pioneer, and a major figure of 18th-century Protestantism.
Bible-Believing Episcopalians 
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Episcopalians are Bible-believing people. We may not come to the same conclusions as other Christians, but we nonetheless keep faith.
Saints of the Week: Martyrs of the Reformation Era 
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
The Roman Catholic Church commemorates the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales on May 4: men and women who were executed for treason between 1535 and 1679 for their allegiance to the Catholic Church. In recent years, the Church of England has shared this commemoration, broadening it to all of the English saints and martyrs of the Reformation era on May 5.

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