The idea from this homily comes from Bill Bausch and his homily, Pentecost, from his book 60 More Seasonal Homilies. The word church is a very misleading word at times. Often the word church brings to mind buildings. It could be that white church along a country road. Or it could be that stone church […]
Read more "Homily Pentecost 2024"As we read the Gospels it is always important to note that the evangelists’ Semitic both/and thought process, each offers us a different dimension and different consequences of events. Our problem is that we have squeezed these diverse gospel narratives into chronological liturgical readings. That means, because of our Greek either/or thought process, we canonized […]
Read more "Homily 7th Sunday of Easter/Ascension"The leaders ofChristian Nationalism – both those who are religious and those who are simplypolitical – have created a movement built on false myths and outrightlies. They feed on the fear of everydaycitizens. Rather than calm the fear ofpeople, they use fear to facilitate a divide. All of this is based on false myths and outright […]
Read more "Dispelling the Myths of Christian Nationalism"Jesus did not give us any doctrines or dogmas. He did give us two commands, in Matthew 22:36-40 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. […]
Read more "Homily 5th Sunday of Easter 2024"We continue the celebration of the new life of Easter, as the new life of spring grows around us. This spring we are eagerly awaiting new life after such a prolonged period of cold temperatures. Even with the cold, trees are budding, the grass is turning green and daffodils adorn our gardens with their beauty. […]
Read more "Good Shepherd/Earth Day"Not all those who wander are lost. Our beloved Claire had signs and posters of this saying since she loved to hike and explore. This was true of Claire both figuratively and literally. Do you know who first coined this phrase? The following is from Who Said Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost? – […]
Read more "Journeying in Faith: Not all those who wander are lost."Roger Karban relates this story, “I once asked a rabbi friend what he thought of the commotion over public displays of the Ten Commandments. He just smiled and answered as I thought he would. “Those commandments are our responsibilities,” he said, “not yours. But we Jews appreciate all the free publicity we’re getting.” Some people […]
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