​​​​​​​​​​St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

Father O’Brien was being honored on the occasion of his 25 th  anniversary as pastor. A huge dinner had been in the planning for months. Half the town was there and a local politician who belonged to the congregation had been asked to make a presentation to the priest on behalf of the parish. Unfortunately, this politician got stuck in traffic and was late, so the priest decided to fill in the gap by saying a few words about his first days at the parish. “You will understand,

Different Cultures and people have varied perceptions and feelings about kings. The United Kingdom holds the tradition of a revered loyalty to the monarchy and although queens and kings do not have a great deal of power, they do have influence and are largely respected by the population.   The monarchy of France lasted until 1870 and its legacy is now in its art and architecture. It was marked by conflict and eventually revolution. Here in the United states our forefathers de

This week a young client of mine told me he had a disturbing dream and had a premonition that something bad was going to happen to him. He’s had a tough year, so I understand why he’d worry about that. Have you ever had a premonition or made a prediction?   Here are some from the past: Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, in 1943 said, "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."   There was an inventor by the name of Lee DeForest. He claimed that "While theoretical

Michael Patrick O’Malley, Jr. opened the morning newspaper and was dumbfounded to read in the obituary column that he had died. He quickly phoned his best friend James Finnerty. Did you see the paper?" asked O’Malley. "They say I died!!" Yes, I saw it!" replied Finnerty. "And where are ye callin' from?" Death and the afterlife – resurrection and eternity – who isn’t curious about these things? Our faith tells us that God has prepared a wonderful place for us when this life on