How many of us remember the old detective series Columbo on TV back in the 1970s? As a mystery series, it was unique because each show started with the actual murder (always committed by that week's guest star). Then our rumpled detective Columbo, wearing a baggy raincoat, would be introduced to the scene, and we would wonder how he was going to crack the case. He would bumble along slowly in his abnormally calm, questioning manner, always waiting until just before he parted company with a...

-- the Rev. Leslie Barnes Scoopmire Readings: 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c Psalm 111 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19 On October 1, the church's calendar of saints recognized the feast day of St. Therese of Lisieux. As I was going about my prayers that day, I did some investigation into her life, and I found this tale of an encounter with the saint: A man from Canada spent years traveling to Europe and doing a lot of work to promote the message of Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower from France....

Beloved Members of St. Martin's, On October 1, the church's calendar of saints recognized the feast day of St. Therese of Lisieux. As I...