St. Catherine's Episcopal Church

06/09/2026

Meditation at noon today at St. Catherine’s!

The 20th century Benedictine monk and contemplative, Fr. John Main describes contemplative prayer in this manner:

"In meditation we are not thinking or imagining about God at all. In meditation we seek to do something immeasurably greater; we seek to be with God, to be with Jesus, to be with his Holy Spirit. In meditation we go beyond thoughts, even holy thoughts. Meditation is concerned not with thinking but with being. Our aim in Christian prayer is to allow God’s mysterious and silent presence within us to become the reality which gives meaning, shape and purpose to everything we do – to everything we are. The task of meditation, therefore, is to bring our distracted mind to stillness, silence and concentration...

Meditation, also known as contemplative prayer, is the prayer of silence, the place where direct contact with Christ can occur, once the never ceasing activity of the mind has been stilled. In meditation we go beyond words, thoughts, and images into the presence of God within."

06/09/2026

O God, grant us, in this and every age, the courage to stand for those who are marginalized, the wisdom to recognize your image in each person, and the grace to build a world more reflective of your boundless love. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

06/08/2026

Amen!!❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🙏🏼✝️☮️

06/07/2026

06/07/2026

10:45 and I’m finally home after many delays. My retreat with my religious order was marvelous! Back to work tomorrow for our Pride service!!!

06/05/2026

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜☮️✝️

06/03/2026

A Blessing For Deep Feelers They say, “You’re too sensitive.”

Let me remember that my sensitivity is not a flaw.
They say, “You feel things too deeply.”
Let me remember that depth is where love takes root.
I have to feel things with depth
~ because this is where my soul lives.

Fire Of Love, Keep me tender when the world tells me to harden.
Keep me open when the world begs me to close.
Keep me alive to every ache and every wonder.
For sensitivity is my altar that lies deep inside of me.
This is where my soul lives.
This is where my soul lives.
This is where my soul lives.
- John Roedel

06/02/2026

A Blessing For Mystery Now & Mystery Always.
This is my prayer, oh God,
to seek ~without ever actually finding. Wonder is not a pot of gold hidden under a rainbow.
Nor is it a destination waiting at the end of a map.

Wonder is the rainbow.
Wonder is the map.
Wonder is the seeking.

So keep me, O God,
ever curious and ever awake ~
may I remain joyfully befuddled ~
until mystery becomes my temple.
- John Roedel

06/02/2026

Amen!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜☮️✝️

06/01/2026

Sunday was a beautiful day as we celebrated Trinity Sunday with our wonderful Bishop Ruth and six confirmands and one reception!!