In this week’s sermon from Luke 18:1–8, we explore what it means to “pray always and not lose heart.” When the world feels uncertain and justice seems delayed, how do we keep showing up in faith? Prayer is not about persuading God but learning to live in steady companionship with God—through silence, struggle, and daily life. Drawing on Julian of Norwich, Teresa of Ávila, and the persistence of the widow, Rev. Lisa Ozaeta invites us to rediscover prayer as the rhythm that ste

In this week’s sermon on Luke 14:7–14, we imagine the middle school lunchroom—where everyone knows which tables are safe and which ones will leave you standing alone. Jesus challenges that same instinct in us, calling us to stop measuring worth by status and to see God’s kingdom as an ever-expanding circle of welcome. Together at St. Clare’s, we are learning what it means to set a table where no one is left out and where God’s grace keeps drawing us wider.

In this sermon, Rev. Lisa Ozaeta reflects on a broken chalice restored with gold and how it reveals the deeper truth of grace. Drawing on...

Today’s message explores how the Lord’s Prayer is more than words we memorize – it’s a daily practice that grounds us, shapes us, and...

We are in the fifth week of our series on Intentional Living: A Benedictine Path. In today's sermon we talk about something that puts all...

This Sunday, Cindy shared how the Gospel call to “love your neighbor as yourself” has shaped her life and faith. From her childhood...

Hospitality is the third practice in our 22-week series, Intentional Living – A Benedictine Path. The sermon traces hospitality through...

In Week 2 of Intentional Living: The Benedictine Path we explore Time as Sacrament—where chronos (clock time) meets kairos (God-charged...

Learn how the Rule of Benedict can move your faith from Sunday to every day. This first message in our 22-week series, Intentional...

Jason shared his story with us this morning. So great! Best marketing line we could have imagined - "The Seattle freeze ends at that red...

Two of our members, Faith and Rayna, recently shared their stories about how they first came to St. Clare’s and what it’s meant for their...

“The Holy Spirit will destroy your plan to live for yourself.” This Pentecost sermon explores how the Spirit disrupts self-centered...

In this series, we are hearing the stories of people in our congregation. Where are they from, what shaped them, why St. Clare's. Cynthia...

Drawing from C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce, we reflect on what happens when we tune our hearts to the wrong voices—and the grace that...

On the beach, beside a charcoal fire, Jesus restores Peter—not with punishment, but with breakfast and a question: Do you love me? This...

Today’s sermon reflects on the story of Thomas in John 20:19–31 and the invitation to move from believing that God exists to believing in...

On this Easter Sunday, we tell the story at the heart of everything: the story of a God who loves the world so much that nothing—not even...

Experience Palm Sunday through the eyes of those who were there. In this dramatic reading, written by Reverend Lisa, members of St....

This Laetare Sunday, we explore the joy that shows up in unexpected places—through the parable of the prodigal son and a modern story of...

This Sunday at St. Clare’s, the sermon took a different shape. Due to our priest losing her voice, the congregation became the...