From Fr. Gillespie

A Cup of Christmas Tea: Preparing for the New Year

Dec 26, 2025 Comments Off on A Cup of Christmas Tea: Preparing for the New Year
March 5 @ 5:09 pm

Some years ago, I received a copy of Tom Hegg’s little book entitled: A Cup of Christmas Tea. Beautifully illustrated by Warren Hanson, the story depicted a young man’s reluctance…

Advent: Déjà vu all over again

Nov 28, 2025 Comments Off on Advent: Déjà vu all over again
March 5 @ 5:09 pm

Yogi Berra, former catcher for the New York Yankees, was known as the Master of Malapropisms. Frequently mistaking one word for another, Yogi, when asked about what the last World…

Pilgrims of Hope Speaker Series: Fr. Joe Gillespie

Oct 15, 2025 Comments Off on Pilgrims of Hope Speaker Series: Fr. Joe Gillespie
March 5 @ 5:09 pm

Fr. Joe Gillespie “Hope” is the Thing with Feathers -That Perches in the SoulEmily Dickinson October 12, 11:2025

“Mind the Gap!”

Sep 24, 2025 Comments Off on “Mind the Gap!”
March 5 @ 5:09 pm

No, I am not talking about a particular clothing label but a recording inviting one to be alert when boarding the London subway. My first experience of “minding the gap”…

“Are you the person God has put in my life to help me better understand myself?”

Jul 17, 2025 Comments Off on “Are you the person God has put in my life to help me better understand myself?”
March 5 @ 5:09 pm

After dinner I took a walk in the neighborhood. Anticipating the heat of the early evening, I took a bottle of chilled water for the evening stroll. Crossing in front…

“Robbing Peter to Pay Paul”

Jun 27, 2025 Comments Off on “Robbing Peter to Pay Paul”
March 5 @ 5:09 pm

There is an assumption that the phrase, “Robbing Peter to pay Paul,” is biblical in its origins. The truth of the matter is there is no scriptural reference for Peter…

“Don’t you just love Jesus?”

Mar 28, 2025 Comments Off on “Don’t you just love Jesus?”
March 5 @ 5:09 pm

As I held the door open for a woman carrying a florescent yellow umbrella, I was caught off guard by her question: “Don’t you just love Jesus?” She smiled and…

I Carry Your Heart (I Carry It In My Heart)

Dec 26, 2024 Comments Off on I Carry Your Heart (I Carry It In My Heart)
March 5 @ 5:09 pm

The final line of one of E.E. Cummings’ Little Poems carries this beautiful image of one person carrying another’s heart within their own heart. The level of intimacy is unique,…