Pastor's Message:
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
August 17, 2008
20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
GOSPEL: RELENTLESS LOVE
In the Christian world of 19th century Britain, Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, because he came from an Italian family of Sephardic Jews, was treated by some as an outsider, ever after he joined the Anglican church.
Disraeli once said, “Through perseverance many people …
August 10, 2008
19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
GOSPEL: GOD MOMENTS
One YouTube clip of magician Criss Angel shows him stepping off the side of a swimming pool and walking out onto the surface of the water. It looks like he’s walking on an unseen floor a few inches below the surface. Then …
August 2, 2008
18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
GOSPEL: FEED THE HUNGRY
If you travel to the ruins of the ancient city of Ephesus, in Turkey, you will see “wagon wheel” symbols carved in the doorways of the homes of the early Christians. These eight-spoked wheels were a secret, Christian symbol made by …
JULY 20, 2008
16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
“LET THEM GROW TOGETHER UNTIL HARVEST”
GOSPEL: MATTHEW 13:24-43
Please forgive me for telling you this silly joke, but it works so well with todays Gospel, I have to use it. Really? Ok, here goes: what did the dandelion from outer space say to the earth …
JULY 27, 2008
17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
“HE SELLS ALL THAT HE HAS AND BUYS A FIELD”
GOSPEL: MATTHEW 13;44-52
A man walking alone on the beach hears a voice from above say, “Dig.” The man looks around to make sure he is not having hallucinations, then he hears the voice again. “I …
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