We all hear something different when we hear the word Christmas and all we hear are small parts of the soundscape of Christmas. But with so many voices and a fair amount of noise flooding the air in the Christmas season, we must be careful to hear what was originally said-the Avedis-the good news of…
There are many reasons, some good and some less good, of why people come to church. I want to offer thanks to God and give myself to the upbuilding of his church, that’s a great reason. I come to church to see Santa or I come to church for the great food, those are less…
That’s why we not only have one day of Thanksgiving in our church, every single week, every single Sunday is Thanksgiving day in our church. We say thanks to God in a bunch of ways in our Sunday worship. In our prayers right before we go up to the altar we say ‘Enter God’s gates…
The Gospel reading for today’s first Sunday of Advent is our seasonal realignment to get our priorities right; warning against the addictive nature of worldly wealth and what true riches actually are. Today’s parable is the story of a man who amassed greater and greater wealth, only to have has life taken away before he…
Imagine that you are the coach of a four-person championship track and field relay team. How do you arrange your runners so that you are most competitive? Does the fastest guy or girl go first, last, or in the middle? Well ask any track coach-high school, college or Olympic-and they will say let the second…
Just two weeks ago the newest church in our Diocese was consecrated the Church of the Holy Archangels, Sts. Michael & Gabriel, whose feast day just happens to be this weekend. What better time than now then, to reflect on what angels are and aren’t, throw out popular misconceptions, recover their original meaning and see…
If a book was to be written about how not to be elected and how not to be popular, Jesus would probably be the main character. In today’s Gospel reading, we see that Jesus is becoming popular and electable, and he does what he can to ruin that. He insults his potential donors and powerbrokers…