Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

All Saints

  • A poem for All Saints’ Day about the Beatitudes, the spirit of God, and what it means to be alive in this moment.

  • Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount, and all of the saints a Homily for the Feast of All Saints  |  Text: Matthew  5:1-12  For us, this principal feast we call All Saints is not so much about honoring the dead, but honoring the community: the whole community: past and present and future. For honoring only our…

  • We often refer to two different strains of Christian faith: Catholic and Protestant. These two traditions have very different understandings of saints. To Catholicism (such as Roman Catholics), saints are our intermediaries. They have been elevated by humanity for their godly and miraculous works. Protestantism (such as Presbyterians, Lutherans Baptists, etc.) has downplayed the role…