Spirituality

Fr. Glenn: Planting Season

By Father Glenn Jones:

Ah, ‘tis St. Paddy’s Day, when those (we) of Irish descent (and many others) celebrate this great man who promoted so successfully the Christian faith in the land of Erin, so much so as to be the isle’s patron saint and called “the Apostle of Ireland”.

But other than been associated with “the green” and legends about ridding Ireland of snakes, few know much history of St. Patrick. He was not born Irish, but actually Welsh or Scottish, taken in a slave raid as a boy by Irish pagans or possibly pirates. After six years, he escaped and returned home and eventually became a priest, and Read More

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick. Courtesy/history.com

Staff Report:

Today is St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated annually on March 17, the anniversary of St. Patrick’s death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for more than 1,000 years.

On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

Saint Patrick is Read More

All Shall Be Well: The Shattered Lantern

Clergy from left, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Rector, Trinity on the Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church

“I dedicate this book to my mother and father, Mathlida and George, who taught me never to ridicule anyone who is searching for God with a lighted lantern.”

This dedication is the introduction to the book The Shattered Lantern by Ronald Rolheiser. This book draws from a variety of sources to offer a spiritual Read More

Unitarian Church And Jewish Center Invite Community To Join In Supporting Española Pathways Shelter

Community News:

The Los Alamos Jewish Center and the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos invite the community to join their collaborative effort to support the Española Pathways Shelter.

The shelter is open seven nights a week and averaged 15 guests a night in December 2023, with many nights reaching their capacity of 20 guests. The shelter serves three meals a day and served 1,739 meals in December.

The shelter offers case management to assist clients in meeting their immediate and future needs.

The shelter is increasing its collaboration with a range of other local agencies to better meet the needs Read More

Fr. Glenn: Preferring Light

By Father Glenn Jones:

Cool … back to 2 Chronicles again this week, though not very uplifting. Well … not until some more history had passed, at least.

The period is, or just after, 600 B.C. The great Israelite kings David and Solomon are long gone, as is the greatness of their kingdom. Israel—not divided into the separate kingdoms of Israel and Judah—has waffled back and forth from fidelity to infidelity…as have thier fortunes. The post-split northern kingdom of Israel had been conquered and absorbed by Assyria, which itself has been conquered by the Babylonians. Only the southern kingdom of Read More

All Shall Be Well: ‘Jesus H. Cripes’

Clergy from left, Pastor Mary Ann Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Rev. Deb Beloved Church
White Rock Presbyterian Church

“Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain…” (Exodus 20:7a, King James Version)

I suspect that many people, Christian or otherwise, are familiar with this commandment (#3 in God’s top 10; cf. Exodus 20:1-17). Or as a more modern translation (the New International Version) puts it, “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God…” Read More

Community Invited To Traditional Blini Breakfast Saturday March 16 At St. Job Of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church

The community is invited to enjoy a traditional bliny breakfast that will be served 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 16 at St. Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church, 1319 Trinity Drive. Courtesy/Fr. Theophan

By Fr. Theophan
Rector 
St. Job of Pochaiv

St. Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church is excited to again offer our traditional bliny breakfast 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 16.

While traditionally oriented western churches are already in the midst of Great Lent, Eastern Orthodox Christians are just approaching it.

The two Sunday’s leading up to the Orthodox observation of the Read More

Christian Science Society To Host Free Talk On Saturday

By Mary Langworthy, Clerk
Christian Science Society

Hello friends. It’s been over 20 years since the Christian Science Society in Los Alamos hosted a talk on Christian Science for the community. That changes at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9.

We hope you’ll join us for “Moving past fear – to healing” – a talk by Lisa Troseth at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Lisa has spoken to groups around the world and is a Christian Science practitioner and teacher. She’s also a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship.

It promises to be an inspiring and thought-provoking hour. Admission is free. Read More

Fr. Glenn: ‘Let Your Manner Of Life Be Worthy…’

By Fr. Glenn Jones:

You know … it’s usual for us to want to be remembered when we are gone—to have left some sort of admirable legacy. But I was re-reading the Biblical book 2 Chronicles recently—probably among the least-read books of the Bible since it goes over a lot of the same history as does 2 Kings—and re-encountered a rather tragic phrase: “…he departed with no one’s regret.” (2 Chronicles 21:20).

Ouch.

Who merited such an unfortunate epitaph? None other than a king—Jehoram of the kingdom of Judah, whose manner of life was so offensive to God that “… the Lord smote him in his bowels with an incurable Read More

All Shall Be Well: Listen!

Clergy from left, Pastor Mary Ann Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By LYNN FINNEGAN
Associate Priest
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Faith
Santa Fe

“The first duty of love is to listen,” theologian Paul Tillich wrote. Listening is a skill that can be practiced and perfected. The Chinese symbol for “To Listen” is a succinct illustration of listening well.

The symbol contains brush strokes denoting the ears (to hear), the eyes (to see), the mind (to think), and the heart Read More

Christian Science Society To Host Free Talk March 9

By Mary Langworthy, Clerk
Christian Science Society

Hello friends. It’s been over 20 years since the Christian Science Society in Los Alamos hosted a talk on Christian Science for the community. That changes at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9.

We hope you’ll join us for “Moving past fear – to healing” – a talk by Lisa Troseth at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Lisa has spoken to groups around the world and is a Christian Science practitioner and teacher. She’s also a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship.

It promises to be an inspiring and thought-provoking hour. Admission is free. Read More

Shop On The Corner Supports El Centro

Shop on the Corner volunteers, from left, Ellie Giovanielli, Deacon Jerome Williams, Cathy Walters, Judy Crocker, and Karen Humphrey. Courtesy photo

Shop on the Corner News:

Shop on the Corner, the thrift shop in the lower level of Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, recently presented El Centro Chief of Operations Deacon Jerome Williams with a check to help support some of nearly 23,000 patients served in their 14 medical and 3 dental clinics in seven counties in northern New Mexico.

El Centro clinics are located in rural areas where there is limited access to medical, behavioral health and Read More

Fr. Glenn: A Model To Follow

By Fr. Glenn Jones:

It’s you parents’ lot to worry about your kids—who they hang around with, what they are exposed to, what models for life will they emulate, etc. Will they be good persons? Will they have common sense, grasp onto their educational opportunities, avoid those pitfalls of life which are foreseeable and most often avoidable? No doubt almost every parent will rue some of his kids’ choices at one time or another, but you also know they have to learn the consequences of going down a foolish path … hopefully learning them prior to serious damage to themselves or to others.

So, whom should Read More

All Shall Be Well: Be Reconcilers For God

Clergy from left, Pastor Mary Ann Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Rector
Trinity on the Hill

Following a long-standing tradition, a number of Los Alamos churches come together for soup suppers, study, and worship on Thursdays during the season of Lent (the 40 days preceding Easter). This year’s topic is “reconciliation”.

We live in a world in which polarization is becoming ever-more prevalent. Civil discourse is a rare commodity. It often Read More

Fr. Glenn: The Twain Shall Meet

By Fr. Glenn Jones:

As spring approacheth, always it is accompanied by billboards and ads promoting health, strength, fitness centers, etc., emblazoned with models sculpted so perfectly that Michaelangelo would be envious at the (apparent) skill. But, of course, remember that ol’ Mick didn’t have Photoshop or AI like modern ad agencies. Yet, we do remember from scripture something we know well by experience: “Health and soundness are better than all gold, and a robust body than countless riches.” (Sirach 30:15) Sooo…we trudge to the gym, the track, the pool…remove the clothes from the Read More

All Shall Be Well: Los Alamos Churches Share Lenten Program

Clergy from left, Pastor Mary Ann Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb
ELCA

When I first arrived in Los Alamos in February of 2002, to serve Bethlehem Lutheran Church, the season of Lent was about to start.

[See last week’s column by Pastor Ferry about Lent]. To my utter delight, I learned right away that our Lutheran, Episcopal and Catholic churches (at that time) had a tradition of compiling a daily Lenten devotional for their people and sharing Read More

Gold Masses And Public Talks On Science & Faith By Author Christopher Baglow Friday Feb. 23 & Saturday Feb. 24

Author Christopher Baglow
Society of Catholic Scientists News:
 
The New Mexico Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists invites the community to two Gold Mass events in Santa Fe and Los Alamos, celebrated for the benefit of Catholic scientists and all those interested in the relation between science and the Catholic Faith.
These events include two public talks by renowned speaker and author Prof. Christopher Baglow, Director of the Science and Religion Initiative of the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame.
 
Friday, Feb. 23, 6 p.m. Mass at Santa Maria de la
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Scenes From Knights Of Columbus Lent Fish Fry

Deacon Don Lucero, left, and Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Marco Lucero greet diners Friday evening at the annual Knights of Columbus Lent Fish Fry in the Parish Hall at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church at 3700 Canyon Road. The community is welcome to attend the Lent Fish Fry dinners 5-7 p.m. each Friday through March 22. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary members helping out at the dessert table Friday evening during the Lent Fish Fry including Pam Weiss, Donna Van Rooy, Mila Bernardo, Ximena Angel and Dee Sherlock along with Read More

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