Interrupting the Silence

Interrupting the Silence is a place for spiritual reflection, guidance, and growth.
It offers practical spirituality grounded in the contemplative tradition.

  • No Temptation, No Salvation – A Sermon On Mark 1:9-15

    No Temptation, No Salvation – A Sermon On Mark 1:9-15

    Over the last several years I’ve found myself, more often than not, rethinking and working to unlearn much of what I’ve been told and come to believe and understand about God and what it means to be in relationship with the Divine. I’ve encouraged you to do the same. It’s part of my teaching and… Read more

  • No Dust, No Life – An Ash Wednesday Sermon On Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

    No Dust, No Life – An Ash Wednesday Sermon On Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

    One of the things I know about myself is that I am not a singer. You know it too. Some of you have told me I’m not. But did you know that I can play the trumpet and I’m pretty good at it?  Here’s what I mean by that. I remember a session in which… Read more

  • The Lenten Treasure Hunt

    The Lenten Treasure Hunt

    For many in the Church Lent begins today with Ash Wednesday. It’s forty days long, reflecting the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness. It’s a time to prepare for the new life that will be revealed on Easter Sunday. Lent is usually characterized by fasting, self-denial, and repentance. Even if Lent is not a… Read more

  • Seeing And Living Transfigured Lives – A Sermon On Mark 9:2-9

    Seeing And Living Transfigured Lives – A Sermon On Mark 9:2-9

    Today’s gospel (Mark 9:2-9), the story of the transfiguration, is one of those big stories from scripture. It’s a mountaintop experience of dazzling white clothes, Elijah and Moses talking with Jesus, and a cloud from which God speaks.  It’s such a big story that it can easily feel a bit too fantastical, too unreal, and… Read more

  • Magic Or Miracle? – A Sermon On Mark 1:29-39

    Magic Or Miracle? – A Sermon On Mark 1:29-39

    It’s been more than thirty years ago but I still remember the first time I ever met with a counselor. I told him about myself, what was going on in my life, and the changes I was looking for.  About the second or third session he said, “Mike, you aren’t here looking to change your… Read more

  • “For My Eyes And For My Mind” – A Sermon On Luke 2:22-40

    “For My Eyes And For My Mind” – A Sermon On Luke 2:22-40

    “For my eyes and for my mind.” Nearly every week for two years I heard Jimmie say those words. She was a parishioner at my previous parish. Jimmie was almost completely blind. She was confused and losing her memory.  Every week her caregiver would bring Jimmie to church for the healing service. Every week she… Read more

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Fr. Mike

My name is Mike Marsh. I am a priest of the Episcopal Church. I have served as rector of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church – Uvalde, a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, since 2005.

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