Author Archives: sstyves

  Three days after Easter Sunday and it is check in time. Are you still rising? Have you escaped the heaviness of Lent and embraced the joy of the Risen Christ? Easter is not a day; it is a season. … Continue reading →

We all have our magic places and getaway friends. These are the near and dear places in our hearts. We simply have to close our eyes and we are there. We sit down over a drink and before we know … Continue reading →

In many ways, we are all on the road to Emmaus. The day after Easter, and Christ is still appearing to his beloved. They still do not recognize Him. They are lost in grief and cherished memories. Their hearts are … Continue reading →

Christ is Risen! Alleluia!! Truly He is Risen! The Light of the World has arrived and broken the darkness. The Easter fires have burned and the spark of this Holy Flame has brightened our lives once more. The Morning Star … Continue reading →

This Holy Saturday is quiet waiting, hushed hope, and still faith. The tomb remains closed. The grief is not yet settled into our souls. Rather a disbelief at what has occurred rocks us. All that had been longed for by … Continue reading →

Waking up to the sun on Good Friday seemed odd. I wonder if it will be this bright throughout the day. This day of darkness and somber recognition of what the Trinity had planned for us seems like it should … Continue reading →

Our feet are dirty most of the time; our souls too need purifying. This is what this 40-day journey has been about–a little spring cleaning for our spiritual lives. Tonight Christian communities around the world gathered as one leader knelt … Continue reading →

New life is coming this week.  Can you hold on?  The snow is melting. The cold is supposed to disappear. Temperatures will soar. Buds will appear.  Every step towards Jerusalem that we have made draws us to the Cross and … Continue reading →

This morning’s Gospel was the reading of the Last Supper. Tonight I gathered with friends who always host a magnificent Passover meal with a dining room full of friends. I love to hear the story from the Jewish tradition as … Continue reading →

The gloves are back on. The hope of spring lingers but so does the frost, ice and snow. Today the sun shone brightly as I walked briskly back to my car. Hope is a key element in my faith life … Continue reading →