Mahatma Gandhi once said: “I call him religious who understands the suffering of others.” This morning we hear that section of ‘Luke’ where Jesus is told the news of the day. The crowd is abuzz. A group of Galileans has been murdered by Pilate’s men and not just anywhere...at the Temple. Now Jesus’s reaction to this news to me seems odd. He does not exclaim in horror - he does not condemn the … [Read more...]
Epiphany Day
January 6, 2019 Good morning, and Happy New Year! As I thought of wishing you a Happy New Year from the pulpit this morning, it occurred to me that our scripture readings for this great Epiphany Day, at the beginning of the new year, announce emphatically not a new year, but a new era in God’s journey with humanity. In a couple of verses that I think deserve more attention than they … [Read more...]
Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down…
Advent 1 Well, here we are at the beginning of Advent and of a new church year. One of the many reasons that this Sunday is such an important and exciting one is because it is the Sunday, each year, in which we turn our attention to a new Gospel. For the past year, Year B, we have been mostly in the Gospel of Mark. Now, for the next year, Year C, we will be mostly in … [Read more...]
Mo. Cooper’s Sermon for November 11, 2018
She opened by singing: “O say can you see by the dawn’s early light,What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming. And the rockets’ red glare,The bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the nightThat our flag was still there.O say does that star spangled banner … [Read more...]
Bishop’s Letter of Separation of Children from Parents
BISHOP DIETSCHE'S LETTER ON THE SEPARATION OF CHILDREN FROM PARENTS My Dear Brothers and Sisters, "Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it." And he took them u in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them (Mark 10:15-16) I pray that by the time this letter reaches you the hundreds and hundreds of children, including small … [Read more...]
Bishop Curry’s Xmas 2017 Message
Bishop Curry's Xmas 2017 Message The story behind the story is that God so loved the world, and so loves you, and so loves me. Have a blessed Christmas, a wonderful New Year, and go out and make music in the heart of the world. Click here to read. … [Read more...]
Where do we go from here?
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? CHAOS OR COMMUNITY? Click here and scroll down for: A message from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. … [Read more...]
Presiding Bishop on the President’s action and the Paris Climate Accord, June 1, 2017
Presiding Bishop on the President’s action and the Paris Climate Accord, 6/1/17 With the announcement by President Donald Trump of his decision to withdraw the commitment made by the United States to the Paris Climate Accord, I am reminded of the words of the old spiritual which speaks of God and God's creation in these words, "He's got the whole world in his hands." The whole world belongs to … [Read more...]
Bishop Shin’s Homily 10/23/16
In last Sunday’s Gospel reading, Jesus admonished the disciples to “pray always and not lose heart” and ended with a question — “And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” Today’s Gospel story is, in a way, his answer to that question and he does it with a parable. READ MORE: god-have-mercy-bishop-alan-shin … [Read more...]