Advent 2 A ~"With Water for Repentance" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
When did the “Holiday Season” actually begin? It seems like it has never ended, but the promotion of holiday joy that comes from buying...
Preach This Week ~ Sunday homily
- Nov 21
- 4 min
Advent 1 A ~ "Advent-Where the Infinite Beckons, and all Bets are Off" ~ Susan McGurgan
This week, we enter into a new liturgical season, with a new cycle of readings. When we look at these readings over the three-year span,...
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- Nov 14
- 2 min
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe ~"Viva Cristo Rey!" Rev. Ben Roberts
On this Sunday we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. This is the final Sunday of the liturgical year. Next week we will begin the...
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- Nov 7
- 5 min
33rd Sunday OT C ~ "Testify" ~ Susan McGurgan
It will lead to your giving testimony. "The day will come," Jesus warns, "when your temple will lie in ruins. The day will come when you...
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- Oct 31
- 3 min
32nd OT C ~ "Direct your Hearts" ~Susan McGurgan
Encourage your hearts Strengthen your hearts Direct your hearts This reading from Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians reminds us that our...
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- Oct 24
- 7 min
31st OT C ~ "Mr. Clean" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
A strange series of things happen as Jesus passes through Jericho, passes through on his way to Jerusalem. And they all have to do with...
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- Oct 24
- 6 min
Solemnity of All Saints C ~ "That Great Multitude of Saints" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
We are formed to approach the Book of Revelation in the Bible by the films and books of our age. Lots of esoteric plots about the seven...
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- Oct 18
- 4 min
30th OT C ~ "Take off your Mask!" ~ Susan McGurgan
This time of year, a couple of treasured photographs sit on my mantle, little dog-eared invitations to joy and gratitude. One, snapped in...
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- Oct 10
- 3 min
29th OT C ~ "Raise us Up" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, DMin.
On my first Christmas as a priest, I drove from my parish in Greensboro to my aunt’s house in Charlotte after the Christmas Morning Mass....
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