by St. Francis | May 22, 2026 | Rector's Reflections
I am going to miss our discerner, Cara Nilsen. We both like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and art; she lived in Indiana—on purpose—for four years while in college. From the very start, our conversations were both fluid and wide-ranging, hopping from tangent to tangent...
by St. Francis | May 15, 2026 | Rector's Reflections
Guest Reflection by Cara Kilsen I never tire of catching that magical view of the ocean as I drive into the lower parking lot of St. Francis, as I have over the past nine months. Often, after exiting my car, I walk to the edge of the lot to linger for a few minutes...
by St. Francis | May 8, 2026 | Rector's Reflections
This past Monday through Wednesday, I was at the Mission Inn in Riverside for the Diocese of Los Angeles’ annual Clergy Conference. Our program this year was Sacred Resistance, led by the Rev. Dr. Francisco Garcia. It began with a talk from Bishop Taylor, who spoke...
by St. Francis | May 1, 2026 | Rector's Reflections
Too often, we forget just how radical Jesus was; we paint a soft picture of Jesus as a nice guy, bending down to teach little children about God’s Kingdom. Nice guys don’t do what Jesus did; nice guys are too worried about being nice to upset anyone. Jesus wasn’t a...
by St. Francis | Apr 17, 2026 | Rector's Reflections
Should we keep politics out of church? Should we keep all politics out of church? What are we defining as political? What is political? Are national holidays too political for church? Should we acknowledge Independence Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day and Veterans Day?...
by St. Francis | Apr 2, 2026 | Rector's Reflections
Today is Mandate Thursday, though some of you may know it better by its archaic moniker, Maundy. This is the mandate we hear from Jesus: “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this...
