Father Nicholas Lang
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
A story is told about a church in Denmark where the worshipers bowed regularly before a certain spot on the wall. They had been doing...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Aug 27
- 4 min
The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
You are driving in a car at a constant speed. On your left side is a valley and on your right side is a fire engine traveling at the same...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Aug 13
- 4 min
The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Listen again to this part of the passage just read. Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Aug 6
- 4 min
The 11th Sunday after Pentecost
We need a little back story to set the stage for what’s going on in the first reading. In Samuel's old age, he appoints his sons as...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Jul 30
- 3 min
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Feeding of the 5,000 Story in Mark’s Gospel with reference to John’s version. The Jerusalem Gazette splashed the fascinating headline...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Jul 23
- 3 min
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost - Reflection on Mark’s Gospel—Jennifer Hudson
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Conjures up a scene from Kubrick’s version of The Shining , doesn’t it? I don’t know what...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Jul 9
- 4 min
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Jesus is back in town- his hometown. I’ve been saving this story for a special occasion, and I certainly think this wonderful celebration...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Jun 26
- 2 min
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Isn’t it amazing how quickly we lose control of things in a storm? Before a storm arrives and after it has long passed and the lights are...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Jun 18
- 4 min
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
I have a riddle for you this morning: What is stronger than God, more evil than the devil, poor people have it, rich people don’t need...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Jun 11
- 4 min
The Third Sunday after Pentecost
“Are you crazy? That’s a reaction a lot of parents likely have after their kids suggest something weird or risky they want to do or,...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Jun 4
- 4 min
The Second Sunday of Pentecost
I suspect that a number of you were raised as Roman Catholics just as I was. Do you remember how as small children, perhaps in...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- May 30
- 4 min
Trinity Sunday
A little boy riding his bike stopped in front of a church and noticed the open doors. The priest was just coming out of the church and...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- May 14
- 4 min
The Seventh Sunday of Easter - Ascension Sunday
Happy Ascension Sunday! We are celebrating an important feast that occurred this past Thursday, because it is a major event in the life...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- May 8
- 3 min
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
“I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends…” What...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Apr 30
- 5 min
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
Abiding: Embracing and Including the Lonely as Branches of God’s Vine—Sermon Preached by Jennifer Hudson, April 28, 2024 “All the lonely...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Apr 16
- 3 min
The Third Sunday of Easter
“What wouldn't we give for That extra bit more, That's all we live for Why should we be fated to do Nothing but brood on food Magical...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Apr 10
- 4 min
The Second Sunday of Easter
John Patrick Shanley’s play, Doubt, is set in St. Nicholas Catholic School, in the Bronx, during the fall of 1964. In the movie version,...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Apr 3
- 4 min
Easter Day
Power fascinates us. The powers of nature both terrify us and intrigue us. Tsunamis, storms, lightning, hurricanes, the devastation of a...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Mar 26
- 4 min
Palm Sunday
Some years ago, a book was written by Gene Smith, a noted American historian. The title was "When The Cheering Stopped." It was the story...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Mar 19
- 4 min
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
Today’s Gospel narrative is a little backwards because it all takes place after Jesus had entered Jerusalem to crowds shouting “Hosanna,”...
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