May 6, 2018: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. It is so good to be back from vacation – I really enjoyed the time away, but as always, I missed all of you very much. While I was away, I did a lot of outdoor chores around the…
April 15, 2018: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Alleluia! Christ is risen! [The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!] You know who else is risen? The Mets! YES! That’s right – they too have risen from the dead. It’s a miracle to be sure. Now, you might be thinking…
[Our guest preacher was Mr. Christopher Dwyer. Christopher is a chorister, co-chair of our Outreach Group, and a seminarian.] April 8, 2018: I speak to you in the name of God: Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Hey, Thomas? I get it, brother. You want to believe – you really do. According to the Gospel of John,…
Easter Sunday 2018: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Alleluia, Christ is Risen! [He is risen indeed, Alleluia!] I remember sitting in a class in seminary as we neared Holy Week, when one of the students quipped “They canceled Easter!” We all turned and looked, and he continued…
Good Friday 2018:May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Tonight we continue the service begun last night, that will end on Sunday. It is the Paschal Triduum, and as I mentioned last night at the beginning, to make that much more clear to everyone, there is only one bulletin…
Maundy Thursday 2018: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Tonight we begin. Tonight we enter into a three day service – the Paschal Triduum. This year, to make that reality much more clear, you have been given a single bulletin, which includes each part of the Triduum – Maundy…
March 25, 2018, Palm Sunday: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Talk about March Madness! And no, I am not talking about the fact that we have had 4 Nor’easters since the month began or that every single NCAA bracket is totally trashed by now. You know, I…
March 18, 2018: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Here we are, on this final Sunday of Lent – a period in which we have reflected more closely on our relationship with God, our neighbor, our self. These next several days will mark the end of one part…
March 11, 2018: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Well, we lost an hour sleep last night to Daylight Savings Time, so the gospel message seems about right – “the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light…[because the alarm clock is evil].”…
March 2, 2018: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. It is so good to be back! I missed you all, and thank you for your prayers! I can tell you, I felt like my body was getting destroyed recently, not only with the hospitalization, but dang that snow…
