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14th Sunday after Pentecost
“Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.” In June of 1986, I was in the process of moving to a new home. It was a...

Father Nicholas Lang
Sep 13, 20224 min read


13th Sunday after Pentecost
In the Name of the God of tender mercies: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. The pastor asked Luigi to share some insight with the young...

Father Nicholas Lang
Sep 6, 20223 min read


12th Sunday after Pentecost
You have probably seen how some churches display the topic of the Sunday sermon in a sign that sits out on their lawn. Some years back...

Father Nicholas Lang
Aug 30, 20224 min read


11th Sunday after Pentecost
I think Jesus may have been a Gemini. I know, I know we celebrate his birthday on December 25 and that would make him a Capricorn. Of...

Father Nicholas Lang
Aug 24, 20224 min read


Feast of St. Mary the Virgin
Today we are observing the feast of St. Mary the Virgin, the principal feast honoring the Mother of God which falls tomorrow. It appears...

Father Nicholas Lang
Aug 16, 20223 min read


The 9th Sunday after Pentecost
“Do not be afraid, little flock.” Tender, precious words that we can never hear often enough. It’s not difficult to see, however, that...

Father Nicholas Lang
Aug 9, 20224 min read


8th Sunday after Pentecost
Money. Most of us have a love hate relationship with it. We can’t live without it and yet it can get us into a heap of trouble. It can do...

Father Nicholas Lang
Aug 3, 20224 min read


The 7th Sunday after Pentecost
This Gospel leaves me with more questions than answers. The first few verses are the familiar words of the Lord’s Prayer a crash course...

Father Nicholas Lang
Jul 26, 20224 min read


The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost - Jennifer A. Hudson
The Mexican novel Like Water for Chocolate follows a young woman named Tita in her longing for Pedro, with whom she may never have a...

Father Nicholas Lang
Jul 20, 20224 min read


The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
One of the simple pleasures I enjoy is watching the variety of birds that visit the feeders in my front yard. I especially love the...

Father Nicholas Lang
Jul 12, 20224 min read


The Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
What images of God did we grow up with? How did we imagine God looks like, to act toward us? I guess it all depends on our religious...

Father Nicholas Lang
Jul 5, 20223 min read


3rd Sunday after Pentecost
Several years ago, I spent the first two weeks of my vacation in a house right on the water here in Milford. I love the looks of the...

Father Nicholas Lang
Jun 29, 20224 min read


Pentecost 2 – June 19, 2022
Sally was driving home from one of her business trips in Northern Arizona when she saw an elderly Navajo woman walking on the side of the...

Father Nicholas Lang
Jun 21, 20224 min read


Ascension Sunday
“Why do you stand looking up toward heaven?” What a weird question! As if what they had just observed was an everyday occurrence. Who...

Father Nicholas Lang
May 31, 20223 min read


Sixth Sunday of Easter
Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and says to the first man sitting at the bar, "Do you want to go to heaven?" The man said, "I...

Father Nicholas Lang
May 24, 20224 min read


Fifth Sunday of Easter
What does love look like? Love has been described by poets and philosophers, by musicians and theologians. It has been articulated in...

Father Nicholas Lang
May 17, 20224 min read


Fourth Sunday of Easter
It’s no secret that I enjoy a really good mystery story—especially one that is set in the context of the church. Storylines like “who...

Father Nicholas Lang
May 10, 20223 min read


Third Sunday of Easter
They have left Jerusalem. They have come home to the Sea of Tiberias, the place where it all began. The upper room, the cross, the empty...

Father Nicholas Lang
May 3, 20223 min read


Second Sunday of Easter - Jennifer Hudson
The 1992 Australian film Proof follows Martin, a blind photographer, who consistently doubts what others communicate about the world...

Father Nicholas Lang
Apr 29, 20225 min read


Easter Sunday
May 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 Lang
Apr 19, 20224 min read
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