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...
Father Nicholas LangMar 1, 20204 minThe First Sunday in LentSome years ago, I spotted a bumper sticker that read “Eve was framed!” Funny, but it makes a good point. Poor Eve has gotten a bad rap...
Father Nicholas LangFeb 26, 20203 minAsh Wednesday“For he himself knows whereof we are made; he remembers that we are but dust.” Let’s face it. Ash Wednesday is pretty low on the...
Father Nicholas LangFeb 23, 20204 minThe Last Sunday After Epiphany: The TransfigurationI don’t have many phobias but one I will share is my fear of driving over bridges—not the kind that connects Stratford and Devon. I’m...
Father Nicholas LangFeb 16, 20204 minThe Sixth Sunday After EpiphanyFriday was Valentine’s Day. It is a big day for the economy in the U.S. According to Hallmark, more than 163 million cards are sent on...
Father Nicholas LangFeb 9, 20204 minThe Fifth Sunday after EpiphanyThe monsignor was being honored at his retirement dinner after 25 years in the parish. A leading local politician and member of the...
Father Nicholas LangFeb 2, 20204 minThe Presentation the Lord in the TempleI’m guessing folks have been wondering what Punxsutawney Phil would tell us this morning about the onset of spring. According to...
Father Nicholas LangJan 26, 20204 minThe Third Sunday in EpiphanytideMother Teresa once visited a poor man in the slums of India whom nobody knew existed. The tiny room in which he was living was untidy...
Father Nicholas LangJan 19, 20204 minThe Second Sunday after Epiphany“They said to him, ‘Rabbi, where are you staying?’ He said to them, ‘Come and see.’” + In the Name of God the Loving Creator, the Light...
Father Nicholas LangJan 12, 20204 minThe Feast of the Baptism of the LordTwenty-seven years ago tomorrow, right here at St. Andrew’s, I was received as a priest in the Episcopal Church and forty-seven years ago...
Father Nicholas LangJan 5, 20204 minThe Feast of the EpiphanyThe story we just heard, Matthew’s Gospel, is one of the most beloved stories in the Christian tradition; one that has been immortalized...