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When Johnny Carson hosted the Tonight Show he interviewed an eight-year-old boy who was asked to appear because he had rescued two...

One of the favorite images of Christmas is that of the Magi travelling by camel through a star lit night. One brilliant star dominates...

The Massacre of the Innocents is the biblical narrative of infanticide by Herod the Great, the Roman-appointed King of the Jews....

But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for see-- I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this...

My bad. My opener in this week’s Constant Contact talked about the Annunciation. Well, that’s the Gospel on the fourth Sunday of...

“Rejoice!” so we are told today. It’s a directive we find in two of the lessons, the canticle, and our communion anthem. It’s not a word...

In his Novel, Enduring Love, author Ian McEwan tells about an Oxford professor, a very rational and modern sort of man, who liked his...

In the Name of our God who is all kindness, Christ who reigns in justice, and the Holy Spirit who recreates our every moment. Amen The...

Scary stuff in this Gospel! It is not a pleasant reading. Who wants to focus on the signs of the end times? Historians think that...

As the coins clatter away Her heart beats with fear and joy. The widow flings her poverty In the face of power. When you heard the...

A man was reflecting with his children on his college experience. “One day,” he said, “our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a serious...

There was a TV commercial for an eye doctor in Connecticut in which a patient talks about how she shared with her doctor her fear of...

A married couple in their early 70’s were celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary in a quiet, romantic restaurant. Suddenly, a tiny...

In the Name of the God of abundance and generosity: Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. Amen. “You’re asking way too much of me.” Have you...

The Old Testament and Gospel readings today are probably more than you bargained for. You might be thinking that it would have been a...

The musical Annie, set during the Great Depression and based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, was one of my favorite musicals as a...

Comedian George Burns once said that the secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as...

Deafness is certainly no joke but for many people it is a natural phenomenon which is, regrettably, part of the aging process. Nowadays,...

Religious Differences. That’s what is at the core of the heated discussion in this Gospel. The conflict revolves around an occasion when...

Make good choices. That’s the theme of the lessons we hear today. The Old Testament reading describes the covenant-renewal ceremony...