Sermon: Where are you, God?
The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at tha...
Author: Fr. Peter
Advent, the Forgotten Season
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Isaiah 40:3 If you look around your neighborhood...
Reigning Compassion
“When you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, members of my family, you did it to me.” (v. 40). We all have done it. We hav...
Gettysburg Address
I have been in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for the last few days along with many other reenactors and living historians for the annual commemoration of remembrance...
Tending God’s Light
When I was about three years old, my family planned a trip to Florida. We were headed down to visit family for the wedding of one of my cousins, and it was the ...
Another Mass Shooting
Sunday morning, November 5, 2017, started out like any other Sunday in America. People rose, with an extra hour of sleep, and started about their day. I was pu...
Partners in Service
I am not sure where this story, “The Rabbi’s Gift” originated so I cannot give proper credit. I first heard it this past September at a Churc...
Sermon: The Compassionate Life
On the 31st of October 1517, a little-known professor of theology sent a letter to his bishop outlining his objections to the sale of indulgences. The indulgenc...
Sermon: Living Message
I like to watch the History Channel. Most of their programming is fun and entertaining, and you learn a little something along the way. There are two shows th...
Sermon: Do This…
At my Ecclesiastical Council held back in January, I was asked about my theology of the Lord’s Supper. When I pressed the person asking the question to pr...