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A Message for the Sundays after Christmas

December 21, 2021

In order to give clergy and lay leaders a bit of respite in the weeks after Christmas, Bishop Loya has recorded a sermon that you are welcome to use for the first or second Sunday after Christmas. Fin...

Going All In On Christmas

December 21, 2021

Today is the feast of St. Thomas, one of the original twelve apostles who has a wildly undeserved and inappropriate reputation as a doubter. You know the story: Thomas was not present when Jesus appea...

Becoming an Advent People

December 14, 2021

Beloved in Christ, As I have often said, one of the great gifts of being your Bishop is visiting faith communities in every corner of Minnesota. Every week, whether I’m deep in the northwest wood...

The Spiritual Posture of Waiting

December 7, 2021

Beloved in Christ, A few years ago, my family adopted a greyhound mix, who is sweet enough but can be a real challenge. She is, without question, the most stubborn living thing I have ever encounte...

Announcing the Canon for Vitality & Innovation

December 2, 2021

Beloved in Christ, I am writing to share the joyful news that, after conducting an extensive national search, the Reverend Dr. Blair Pogue has accepted a call to serve as Canon for Vitality and Inn...

Wake Up

November 23, 2021

"It is now time for us to rise from sleep." —The Rule of St. Benedict Beloved in Christ, When I moved to Minnesota, I was prepared for the cold weather. I love winter, and i...

One Simple, Loving Step at a Time

November 16, 2021

In the gospel lesson for this past Sunday, Jesus sharply counters a disciple's seemingly innocent admiration of the temple by saying, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here...

Bishop's Address to Convention 2021 - in English, Spanish, Karen, Hmong

November 5, 2021

Here, please find links to the Bishop's Address to Convention 2021 in English, Spanish, Karen, and Hmong.

A Japanese-American man in vestments holds a Bible and looks at the camera.

A Japanese-American man in vestments holds a Bible and looks at the camera.

My Favorite Saint

November 2, 2021

Beloved in Christ, My favorite saint is Father Hiram Hisanori Kano, who served as a priest in the Western Nebraska town where I grew up. On December 7, 1941, Fr. Kano had just finished celebra...

Invited to Do Less

October 26, 2021

Beloved in Christ, As you know, one of our four diocesan priorities is congregational vitality. In my experience, vitality has very little to do with the number of people engaged in the life and mi...

Pushing in on Jesus

October 19, 2021

Beloved in Christ, With the trial of the three white men who killed Ahmaud Arbery, a 25 year old Black jogger, beginning in Georgia this week, I am reminded again of the countless names of victims ...

Our Simple Central Calling

October 12, 2021

Beloved in Christ, Last Wednesday, I gathered in Waubun with a large congregation of laity and clergy to celebrate and give thanks for the life of the Reverend Doyle Turner, who served as a priest ...

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