Posts by Fr. Belken

A mere child, crying out in church, can teach us a lot more than you may think about having a pure tongue in worship of God and in service of…

We are so used to following the "common" way of the world... but what do we do when Christ asks us to follow a different path- that is far more…

There is a very clear split between the halves of today's Gospel- the ones who are blessed, and the ones full of woe. Why does it seem counter-intuitive in the…

Peter is invited by Jesus twice- and Peter accepts with life changing consequences- and two boats full of fish. Maybe it's time to stop rejecting the Lord's call, and take…

The Presentation of the Lord emphasizes our need for Christ- who came to share in our humanity. Are we being changed by the Incarnation as a candle changes darkness?

If a pup knows what it is like to be loved- and is excited and overjoyed at that love- can we see the same thing happening between us and the…

It all started with a question: as a priest have I seen miracles? Can we even see miracles like the Wedding Feast at Cana in our own day?

In a world consumed by wildfires, it seems that John promises a Baptism with the Holy Spirit... and fire? Is this fire something more than meets the eye- something that…

When something jolts us awake in the middle of the night- such as a Bethlehem star- will we change our ways?