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Convention 2011 Eucharist Homily
Date Posted: on November 17, 2011

The Rt. Rev Dr. Michael L. Vono
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Clovis, NM

How Good It Is When Brethren Live Together in Unity
- Psalm 133, vs.1

I have been looking forward to this C...

Convention 2011 Address
Date Posted: on November 17, 2011

The Kingdom of God Has Come Near to You

A Diocese Imagining, Envisioning, Moving, Building

Let us pray: Most gracious, loving and holy God,
we pray that placing ourselves in the pre...

September/October, 2011 "We Seek to Bring Light Into the Dark Places"
Date Posted: on September 19, 2011

"God moves in all directions: God moves forward, no Doubt,
but also sideways and even backwards.
Perhaps God zigzags too …
God goes anywhere a Redeeming Presence is called for. "
- Choan...

August, 2011 "Where Does the Time Go?"
Date Posted: on August 12, 2011

Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people,
but as wise, making the most of the time, because the
days are evil. So do not be foolish, but understand what
the will of the Lord is.
...

June, 2011 "Pentecost Message from Bishop Michael"
Date Posted: on August 12, 2011

“A vision without a task is but a dream,
A task without a vision is drudgery,
A vision and a task is the hope of the World.”
- From a church in Sussex, England,1730

Dear Sisters and Br...

May, 2011 "The Fundamental Question in Life"
Date Posted: on May 12, 2011

The fundamental question in life is whether we live it
from the outside in or from the inside out
- Fritz Perls, (1893-1970)

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ Risen,

Since my semin...

April, 2011 "Who is it that is raised from the dead on Easter?"
Date Posted: on May 12, 2011

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

During Lent I had a chance to re-read our Archbishop of Canterbury’s sermon for Easter Day given at Canterbury Cathedral in 2010. As always, I find Dr. R...

March, 2011 "Bosque Center to Nurture the Life of the Diocese"
Date Posted: on May 12, 2011

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Many of you have expressed your excitement about the future of our Diocese and the possibilities that will flow from our purchase of the Spiritual Renewa...

February, 2011, “The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples And as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed. “Look, here is the Lamb of God.” The two disciples heard him say this and they followed him. When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, “What are you looking for?” (John 1: 35-38)
Date Posted: on February 2, 2011

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ Jesus,

Blessings upon each one of you this New Year in which we as Christians continue to seek the coming of the kingdom as Jesus has taught us.

There...

December, 2010 “In the child of Bethlehem, the life of the world that is to come has come into the life of the world that is.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Date Posted: on December 9, 2010

Dear Diocesan Family and Friends,

Blessings and warm greetings to you and your loved ones this Christmas season and in the New Year. It is a joy for me to greet each one of you during this h...

October, 2010 “Believe me, brothers and sisters, if what I am frightens me, what I am with you reassures me. For you I am the bishop; with you I am a Christian.” St. Augustine—Sermon 340, 1
Date Posted: on December 6, 2010

Dear Friends and People of the Diocese of the Rio Grande,

As we enter this month of October the overwhelming sense of hope-filled enthusiasm and expectation is palpable in our diocese as so ...

September, 2010 "SAY, SPEAK LORD FOR YOUR SERVANT IS LISTENING" 1 SAMUEL 3: 9
Date Posted: on December 6, 2010

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Years ago in my former parish I remember a young agitated mother telling, or should I say trying to teach her son, not to talk so much. In fact I am comi...

August, 2010 "We should listen with the ears of God, that we may speak the word of God." (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
Date Posted: on December 6, 2010

Dear Friends and People in the Diocese of the Rio Grande,

Greetings to each one of you. In these hot early summer days I have been reflecting on how the Church’s Scripture lessons and yearly...

Spring, 2010 “Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything…” (Phil. 4:4-6)
Date Posted: on December 1, 2010

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

C.S. Lewis believed that experiencing the depth of joy in our being, feeling the laughter of the love of life well up in our spirits and burst out of our...

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