Father Nicholas LangJul 3, 20204 minThe Fifth Sunday After Pentecost“What’s wrong with this generation?” I’ll bet that all of us here have either asked that rhetorical question—or have been the brunt of...
Father Nicholas LangJun 26, 20204 minFourth Sunday After PentecostWe might want to take a long deep breath—maybe even a gasp—after hearing the Genesis lesson today. What impression of God and religion do...
Father Nicholas LangJun 21, 20203 minThird Sunday After PentecostEpiscopal priest and author, Barbara Crafton, has written about how people are prone to “rank” each other. “People from one part of the...
Father Nicholas LangJun 14, 20204 minSecond Sunday after PentecostI have been blessed to witness it about three hundred times in my priestly ministry. After I have made the sign of the cross on their...
Father Nicholas LangJun 7, 20203 minTrinity SundayTrinity Sunday. That’s today’s headliner. Who made it so for us Anglicans? Thomas Becket was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury on the...
Father Nicholas LangMay 31, 20204 minPentecostGod’s love for us is as warm as a flame, reaching into every cold place and breathing new life as the Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer....
Father Nicholas LangMay 24, 20204 minAscension SundayDo anyone of us not know what it’s like to experience an 'in between time' in our life? That uncomfortable stage when we know things are...
Father Nicholas LangMay 17, 20204 minThe Sixth Sunday of EasterI’ve always enjoyed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s mystery story characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Many actors have played these roles...
Father Nicholas LangMay 10, 20204 minThe Fifth Sunday of EasterChaim Potok was a deeply religious rabbi and prolific author of novels. He once gave a lecture at Johns Hopkins University on vocational...
Father Nicholas LangMay 3, 20204 minThe Fourth Sunday in EasterIn the Gospel today, Jesus refers to himself as 'the gate,' which is one of a number of translations of the Greek word θυρα (thura) in...
Father Nicholas LangApr 26, 20204 minThe Third Sunday of EasterIf you have ever felt as if you had lost your way in life, if you have ever experienced profound sadness, if you have ever wondered when...
Father Nicholas LangApr 19, 20204 minThe Second Sunday in EasterEaster 2 – April 19, 2020 An older lady was pulled over for speeding. “Is there a problem, Officer?” she asked. “Ma'am, you were...
Father Nicholas LangApr 12, 20205 minEaster SundayMay the wonder of Christ’s rising be seen in every dawn, the love of God as wide as the skies, and the power of the Holy Spirit invite us...
Father Nicholas LangApr 10, 20205 minGood FridayPeople flock to Sedona, Arizona from all over the world to watch the sun rise, and set, and to see its reflection off the region's famed...
Father Nicholas LangApr 9, 20204 minMaundy ThursdayIn the dining room of the house in which I grew up was a large framed picture of Jesus and his disciples at the Last Supper. Perhaps you...
Father Nicholas LangApr 5, 20204 minPalm SundayIn the year 30 AD, a grand procession entered the city of Jerusalem to pay tribute to an important Roman leader. Drums and trumpets and a...
Father Nicholas LangMar 29, 20205 minThe Fifth Sunday in LentIt was a dire situation. Their brother Lazarus was dead. He was a not an old man and, even though the expected lifespan was considerably...
Father Nicholas LangMar 22, 20205 minThe Fourth Sunday in Lent“Who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” That’s the sticky question that comes from a long-held but erroneous...
Father Nicholas LangMar 15, 20205 minThe Third Sunday in LentShame, shame, shame on you If you can’t dance too. Can’t stop me now hear what I say my feet wanna move so get out my way I’m gonna...
Father Nicholas LangMar 8, 20204 minThe Second Sunday in LentIn his brilliant novel, A Mass from the Dead, William Gibson tells the story of what happened just after the death of his mother: “ I was...