by Fr. Bill Garrison | Feb 26, 2026 | Reflections, Teachings
He was a Pharisee, and a famous one. He wasn’t supposed to pay any attention to Jesus. But he knew Jesus had important things to say about scripture and Judaism. And he wanted to learn from him. So Nicodemus went to visit Jesus in the evening under the cover of...
by Fr. Bill Garrison | Jan 22, 2026 | Reflections
This week, we hear Jesus invite others to “come and see”. Can you imagine Jesus inviting you to do the same? Getting to see what Jesus has to show us would be fabulous. Oh wait. I think he does. See you Sunday. Come and...
by Fr. Bill Garrison | Jan 9, 2026 | Reflections, Teachings
In the church year, there are a number of seasons which we observe. I don’t know about you but there are only a couple of seasons that really have penetrated my consciousness and which I think very much about. We are in one of those seasons now, Epiphany. We will be...
by Fr. Bill Garrison | Oct 24, 2025 | Reflections, Teachings
Pharisees get a bad rap, I think. They were not paid. They all had daytime jobs. Primarily they wanted to understand what a good relationship with God looked like. They knew the scriptures inside out. They lived according to a very strict set of rules. They did their...
by Fr. Bill Garrison | Sep 26, 2025 | Reflections, Teachings
One of my favorite theologians, Karl Barth, maintains that God chose to make God’s self known. I wonder if that is the reason every society has worshipped some sort of God figure? This Sunday we hear a parable from Jesus about the separation between a rich man...
