Spirituality

Fr. Glenn: ‘I Will Well And Faithfully Discharge The Duties…’

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Well, we’re through mid-May, and we’re seeing all the end-of-school events coming to pass. V.E. Day—victory in Europe in World War II, was just passed on May 8, too, but with surprisingly little fanfare considering this year marks the 80th anniversary of the surrender. Coincidentally, our Memorial Day—the day primarily for mourning and honoring our military who gave the ultimate sacrifice of their lives—has been celebrated since just after the Civil War, first known as “Decoration Day” because the graves were decorated with flowers. Per va.gov: “It was not until after Read More

All Shall Be Well: The Quilt

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Clergy from left, Deacon Amy Schmuck, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill and The Rev. Lynn Finnegan. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By The Rev. Lynn M. Finnegan
Associate Rector
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Faith

April 2000. The Sunday school children’s class at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, about ten kids aged ten and under, was busy with a project. My talented co-teacher, Betsy Lucido, had brought in cream colored muslin quilt squares and fistfuls of fabric markers. The children had free reign to design their own square, and then they would be pieced Read More

Youth Thank Community For Supporting Yard Sale Fundraiser

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Scene of the April 26 yard sale fundraiser at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Courtesy photo

From the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:

Thank you, Los Alamos!

The Los Alamos youth and leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would like to thank the community for its support and participation in the success of the yard sale fundraiser held April 26, 2025.

The fundraiser brought in enough funds to cover the majority of the upcoming summer camp expenses. Read More

Fr. Glenn: Of Shepherd And Mothers

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Well, now habemus papam … we have a pope. We Catholics see the pope first in authority in the faith, because Jesus designated Peter as “… the rock upon which I will build my Church” (Matthew 16:18 ) After Jesus’ resurrection, the Eleven chose a replacement for Judas Iscariot the betrayer, following psalm 109:8: “His office let another take.” (Acts 1:20). Likewise, the pope takes the place of Peter as head of the current “apostles”, the bishops. The pope, too, is a bishop—the bishop of the seat of the Church: Rome … Rome being the place of martyrdom of Peter, and of Paul.

 Now, in our Read More

All Shall Be Well: Mother’s Day

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Clergy from left, Deacon Amy Schmuck, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill and The Rev. Lynn Finnegan. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By The Rev. Mary Ann Hill
Rector
Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church

Happy Mother’s Day for those of you who celebrate. That qualifier might seem a little odd, but as clergy women, we know that this can be a difficult day for some. We all have parishioners who have struggled to have children, who never had the opportunity, or who are estranged from members of their family. We have some parishioners whose mothers were abusive or never Read More

New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez Celebrates Selection Of Pope Leo XIV

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Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV

From the Office of Speaker Javier Martínez:

SANTA FE – Following the selection of American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new pope to lead the Catholic Church, New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez (D-Albuquerque) issued the following statement: 

“This is a joyful and hopeful moment for Catholics and for people of faith around the world. At a time when the politics of fear, hatred, and blind nationalism are all too common, our faith teaches us to welcome the stranger and care for the poor. Always.

¡Que viva el Papa Leo XIV! May he continue in the footsteps Read More

Fr. Glenn: Venturing

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Now we’re deep into the Easter season which, of course, celebrates the resurrection of Jesus after His crucifixion, thereby (in Christian theology) opening the way to an unending and joyful spiritual life. It is, in fact, the essential reason that we become Christian, for as St. Paul writes: “… if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain… If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all men most to be pitied.” (1 Corinthians 15:14,19) And as we heard in the Mass opening prayer on May 4: “… [we] rejoicing now in the restored glory of Read More

All Shall Be Well: Feed My Sheep

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Clergy from left, Deacon Amy Schmuck, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill and The Rev. Lynn Finnegan. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Deacon Cynthia Z. Biddlecomb, M.Div.
ELCA retired

The lessons for this Third Sunday in Easter include the conversion of Paul in Acts 9, and the restitution of Peter to grace in John 21. A bit from the Book of Revelation 5 helps to remind us of who this Jesus is. And Psalm 30, a text Saul would have known well, cries out for God’s Grace.

First we go to the Road to Damascus, where the chief persecutor of Jesus’ followers, a learned scribe by Read More

Today Marks 2025 National Day Of Prayer

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National Day of Prayer

          • The National Day of Prayer exists to mobilize unified public prayer for America.

Today marks the National Day of Prayer, an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people to pray for the nation.

It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman.

The National Day of Prayer Task Force is a privately funded organization whose purpose is to encourage participation on the National Day of Prayer. It exists to communicate with every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, Read More