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"You're the Instrument, Not the Song"
The Netflix series “Quarterback” offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of the men who lead professional football teams up and...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Jul 185 min read


"The Boxes We Carry"
Since we got married in 2005, my wife and I have moved a total of 11 times. 8 of those moves were related to my call as a priest. While...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Jul 115 min read


"The Illusion of Independence"
While I don’t have a great memory of it, I am old enough to have watched live on television as magician David Copperfield made the Statue...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Jul 43 min read


"Where Home Is"
12 hours and almost 700 miles later, and it’s good to be home. While it was a blessing to be working on my studies in my former seminary...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Jun 272 min read


"Silence in Small Servings."
All Saints Chapel, the main Church on the campus of the University of the South. Don’t swim alone – silence and small servings. One of...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Jun 203 min read


"A Constellation of Clergy"
For the last week, I have been back in Sewanee, Tennessee, otherwise known as “God’s Holy Mountain”. I will be here another two weeks,...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Jun 133 min read


Don’t swim alone - Lessons from the Camino – Sometimes It Feels All Uphill.
I had almost forgotten about the hills. Even the best training program can’t prepare you for everything. In this case, it was the...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Jun 64 min read


Lessons from the Camino #2 - "Set Your Own Pace but Keep Friends in Sight."
In the film “Dead Poets Society,” teacher John Keating, played by Robin Williams, conducts an exercise in one of the school's courtyards....
Fr. Alexander Andujar
May 303 min read


Faithful in Little, Faithful in Much - Vestry Devotional: May
“Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much, and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much . -...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
May 232 min read


Lessons from the Camino #1 - Pack Light
One of the first lessons I learned during my first time on the Camino de Santiago was that many pilgrims carry with them a romanticized...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
May 153 min read


"Where Are You Going?"
From April 29 through May 4th, I had the privilege and pleasure of walking the Portuguese Route of the Camino de Santiago. Each year,...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
May 93 min read


Vestry Devotional: "Bearing One Another's Burdens"
Galatians 6:1-5 My brothers and sisters, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have received the Spirit should restore such a...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Apr 252 min read


"Even Jesus Needed Help"
Simon of Cyrene Helping Jesus with his cross. (From "The Passion of the Christ" Throughout the story of Jesus Christ’s journey to the...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Apr 183 min read


A Palm Sunday Meditation
The reading of the Passion Narrative on Palm Sunday and then again on Good Friday are poignant moments during Holy Week. The story of...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Apr 113 min read


Time Not Wasted
Don’t Swim Alone - Time Not Wasted When was the last time you allowed yourself to be bored? It may sound like a strange question, but an...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Apr 45 min read


"Change Your Algorithm, Change the World"
A few years ago leaked documents revealed what many of us already knew, that the social media apps that we use on a daily basis are...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Mar 285 min read


Vestry Devotional March: Taming the Tongue
Each month I select a devotional reflection with my vestry. This month was about asking how we are called to model healthy and holy...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Mar 212 min read


An Orchestra of Servants
One of the most powerful and Christ-like moments I have experienced as a priest is when a member of my faith community has come to me and...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Mar 145 min read


Pushing the Reset Button
I am officially old enough to start a sentence with the phrase “kids today will never understand…”. Advancements in technology have...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Mar 74 min read


Who's Got Your Back?
Several years ago I used to love watching the Tour de France. It was exciting to watch the pack of cyclists roar through the countryside...
Fr. Alexander Andujar
Feb 285 min read
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