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Entering Advent In Hope – Fr. Daniel Berrigan
“It is not true that creation and the human family are doomed to destruction and loss— This is true: For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. It is not true that we must accept inhumanity and discrimination,…
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Advent Possibilites – A Sermon On Matthew 24:36-44
The First Sunday in Advent, Year A – Matthew 24:36-44 “But about that day and hour no one knows,” Jesus says. I hear those words and can’t help but remember days and hours about which I did not and could not know: The day and hour I became a dad for the first time; The…
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The How Of Life – A Sermon On Luke 6:20-31, Feast of All Saints
The Feast of All Saints, Year C – Luke 6:20-31 Blessed are the poor, the hungry, and the ones who are weeping. But woe to the rich, the full, and the ones who are laughing. Poverty over riches, hunger over fullness, and weeping over laughing. Are those the priories you have in your life today?…
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Finding The Lost Pieces Of Our Lives – A Sermon On Luke 15:1-10
Proper 19C – Luke 15:1-10 I remember hearing someone say, “I feel like there are parts of myself that have been lost along the way, and I don’t know if I can go back and find them again.” It was nearly twenty years ago when I heard that and it’s never left me. I knew…
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Hospitality: Unlocking The Door Of The Heart – A Sermon On Luke 14:1, 7-14
I don’t know if we were entertaining an angel that day, but I do know that she was a stranger. She was not a stranger in the sense that she was unknown and unfamiliar to me. I had dealt with her before. She was, however, a stranger in the sense that she was different from…
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Blessing Of The Backpacks: A Prayer For The Start Of School
Liturgies and prayer often mark moments of transition. Baptism, marriage, confirmation, and reconciliation are examples of that. What about beginning the new school year? It also is a time of transition. The new year represents growth and change; moving to a new classroom, school, or town; more responsibility and maturity. Below is one possibility for…
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A Non-Possessive Life – A Sermon On Luke 12:32-40
Many years ago a close, dear friend gave Cyndy and me a gift. “Open it now,” she said. We unwrapped it and took it out of the box. It was a piece of pottery, about six inches in diameter, beige colored, in the shape of a dome. There was a hole in the top and…
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A Prayer For Gilroy, El Paso, And Dayton
O Lord of life, the God of our salvation, who bears our burdens: Our hearts have once again been broken by violence and gunfire; this time in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton. Our eyes waste away with grief. Our spirit shakes with terror. How long, O Lord, how long?
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When Life Ebbs Away – A Sermon On Luke 12:13-21
Proper 13C – Luke 12:13-21 “This very night your life is being demanded of you.” What is demanding and taking your life today? That’s the question I want to begin with. It’s the question that runs through what I am about to say to you. And I hope it’s the question you will take with…
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