Church of the Nativity

  • On the Morning of My Catholic Confirmation

    In just hours, I will be confirmed into the Catholic church. The journey here has been a long one, yet there is no doubt that this is the beginning of the greatest journey of my life. I was baptized on April 23, 1965 at St. Margaret’s Episcopalian Church in Parkville. My parents served as my…

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  • Understanding Opportunity

    Yesterday, in my daily email from Church of the Nativity, Evan (the author of the emails) was discussing the plight of John the Baptist, who absolutely believed he was pursuing an opportunity to follow God; instead, he ended up in prison and began to doubt his mission. Evan posed this question toward the end of…

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  • Embracing The Vision Of An Unparalleled Life

    I have just returned from one of the most powerful spiritual experiences in my life with Church of the Nativity, compared only to a late summer afternoon 23 years ago at Chesapeake Presbyterian Church in Calvert County, MD. At Chesapeake, we were running a summer camp for kids, and our theme for the entire week…

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