Posts by The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton

What Kind of Beginning?

By The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | December 30, 2018 |

123018 Christmas 1c What Kind of Beginning? John 1:1-18 Tomorrow night we will celebrate the New Year. How will you celebrate? One thing that happens at midnight on New Years is a lot of chaos. People make noise–with horns, fireworks, noisemakers, or simply screaming; we revel; we dance; we hug strangers; we do things we…

¿Qué tipo de comienzo?

By The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | December 30, 2018 |

123018 Navidad 1c ¿Qué tipo de comienzo? Juan 1: 1-18 Mañana por la noche celebraremos el año nuevo. ¿Cómo vas a celebrar? Para la mayoría medianoche en Año Nuevo es un caos. Hacemos ruido – con bocinas, trompetas, fuegos artificiales o simplemente gritando; nos gozamos; bailamos; abrazamos a gente extraña; en general hacemos lo que…

Guardando esperanza en medio de nuestros temores

By The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | December 23, 2018 |

122318 Adviento 4c Guardando esperanza en medio de nuestros temores Miqueas 5: 2-5; Lucas 1: 39-45 Como muchos de ustedes saben, pasé ayer participando en una caravana de fe en Tijuana. Recibí críticas mixtas sobre la idea de ir: algunos dijeron que sería demasiado peligroso; otros dijeron que no podíamos lograr nada con nuestra visita;…

Juggling our Hopes and Fears

By The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | December 23, 2018 |

122318 Advent 4c Juggling our Hopes and Fears Micah 5:2-5; Luke 1:39-45 As most of you know I spent yesterday participating in a Faith Caravan to Tijuana. I got mixed reviews about the idea of going: Some said it would be too dangerous; others said we couldn’t do any good by going; a few wondered…

The Animating Way

By The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | December 16, 2018

121618 Advent 3c The Animating Way Zeph. 3:14-20; Phil. 4:4-7

preparando

By The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | December 9, 2018

120918 Adviento 2c preparando Lucas 3: 1-6; Phil 1: 3-11 Estamos entrando en una temporada de preparación y hospitalidad. El jueves pasado me reuní con David Cosio, Saul y Nalani Rodriguez para preparar un evento para inaugurar un nuevo grupo de jóvenes aquí en San Atanasio el 5 de enero. Hablamos de cómo crear un…

Preparing

By The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | December 9, 2018

120918 Advent 2c Preparing Luke 3:1-6; Phil. 1:3-11 We are entering a season of preparation and hospitality. Last Thursday I met with David Cosio, Saul and Nalani Rodriguez to prepare an event to inaugurate a new youth group here at St. Athanasius on January 5 and we discussed how to create a welcoming atmosphere for…

Creando seguridad para la transformación

By The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | December 2, 2018

120218 Advent 1c Creando seguridad para la transformación Jeremías 33: 14-16; 1 Tesalonicenses 3: 9-13 Una razón por la que Jesús dijo bienaventurados los niños y dejen que los niños vengan a mi es que los niños saben lo que quieren y lo piden. Si un bebé tiene hambre, llora. Si una niña pequeña…

Creating Safety for Transformation

By The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | December 2, 2018

Jeremiah 33:14-16; I Thessalonians 3:9-13 One reason Jesus said blessed are the children and let the children come to me is that children know what they want and ask for it. If a baby is hungry she cries. If a toddler wants a toy he demands it. But as we grow up many of…

The Cosmic Christ Truth in God’s Reign

By The Very Rev. Canon Frank Alton | November 25, 2018

Rev. 1:4-8; John 18:33-38 Almost 70 years ago Hannah Arendt wrote that the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist. That sounds frighteningly close to a description…