Father Nicholas Lang
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Our readings today are all about rules for life and a recipe for maintaining healthy, functional relationships, especially within the...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- 3 days ago
- 5 min
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
I am sometimes amazed at the things we find in the Bible. Who said Scripture was boring? I never noticed until this week that Paul says...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Sep 5
- 4 min
The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
One day a preacher came home and saw his wife in a brand new exotic red dress. He looked at her and said: "Didn't I tell you that you...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Aug 29
- 4 min
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
You may recall the theme song from the comedy Cheers set in the Boston Pub, a place you want to go “where everybody knows your name.”...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Aug 22
- 4 min
The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
This was a woman who know her “place.” She had little choice in that, being from a part of the country where Canaanites were ancestral...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Aug 15
- 4 min
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
I don’t like storms. Never did. At the first sign of lightening and thunder, my great aunt Rose would bring out candles that were blessed...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Aug 10
- 4 min
The Transfiguration
Paddy O’Brien was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn't find a parking place. Looking up to...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Aug 1
- 3 min
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Author Anthony De Mello tells a story about some people who were on a raft off the coast of Brazil. They were perishing from thirst, for...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Jul 26
- 4 min
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
“There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” A preacher was sermonizing about this passage and in his fire and brimstone style strongly...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Jul 18
- 3 min
05/28/23 - Pentecost Sunday
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
- Jul 11
- 3 min
07/09/23-The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
I saw an interesting and nostalgic photo on Face Book this week. It was a scene from the 1960’s Andy Griffith show in fictional Mayberry....
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Jul 5
- 4 min
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
In the movie, Sister Act, Whoopi Goldberg plays aspiring disco diva Deloris Van Cartier who falls in love with a very tough and very...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Jun 27
- 4 min
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
There’s a great saying in the South that goes like this: “That preacher’s just gone from preachin’ to meddlin.” Have you tuned into a...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Jun 23
- 3 min
The Third Sunday after Pentecost
Leo Tolstoy wrote a story about a lonely shoemaker named Martin, who was promised in a dream that Jesus would come to his shop. The next...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Jun 16
- 3 min
The Second Sunday after Pentecost
Pat and Mike were perched at their favorite pub in Donegal sipping their second pint of the afternoon. Directly across the street was a...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- Jun 6
- 4 min
Trinity Sunday
A senior citizen drove his brand new Mini convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he floored it to 80 mph, enjoying...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- May 23
- 5 min
God be with you—Sermon preached by Jennifer Hudson
Each time I hear the phrase “May the force be with you” when watching any of the Star Wars films, it is often followed with an itch to...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- May 16
- 4 min
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
“This is the Spirit of Truth whom the world cannot receive.” Some of us will remember the comedy variety series Laugh-in that ran from...
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Father Nicholas Lang
- May 9
- 4 min
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
I want to begin this morning by asking your prayers for the rector and congregation of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills....
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Father Nicholas Lang
- May 2
- 4 min
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
Loving Shepherd of your sheep, All your lambs in safety keep; Nothing can your power withstand, none can pluck them from your hand. Every...
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