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Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
† In JESUS’ parable that we just read from St. Luke 18, we are made to imagine how two men came to the Temple to pray. JESUS’ parable carefully represents…
Read MoreFeast of St. Bartholomew the Apostle / Trinity Ten Sunday
† Considering the backdrop of our Gospel Lesson on this Feast of St. Bartholomew, it seems odd that the Twelve disciples would come to such a place of dispute over…
Read MoreTrinity Nine Sunday
† The father was dead to the younger son, when in fact, it was the younger son who, to the father’s great sadness and regret, was the one who was…
Read MoreTransfiguration Sunday
† As we hear the Holy Scriptures read to us today about the glorious Transfiguration of JESUS Christ on Mt. Hermon before the eyes of Peter, James, and John, we…
Read MoreSeventh Sunday after Trinity
There are significant similarities in JESUS’ miraculous feedings, of which there were two. The first was to the five thousand Jews in Galilee, and the second is found in today’s…
Read MoreSixth Sunday after Trinity
† “Mankind operates in a fog. We stumble and fall along our path. We create our paths as we go along. And when we look back, we see the man…
Read MoreTrinity Five Sunday
† “In GOD – I boast in his promise – in the Lord – I boast in his promise –in GOD I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere…
Read MoreTrinity Four Sunday
† “In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? … In God, whose word I praise, in…
Read MoreTrinity Three Sunday
† “Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the GOD of my salvation; on You, I…
Read MoreFeast of St. Peter the Apostle
† I would like to take an excurses, a deviation if you will, from the prescribed, proper readings for this Feast of St. Peter Sunday. This alternate reading contains a…
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