Worship and Sacraments
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Who dropped the stone first? 5th Sunday, Lent, 2019
The first one was the loudest. It landed with a dull ‘thud’ that startled those standing in that embarrassed circle. It had to have been the toughest one to drop, because the dust it raised would betray the hand that dropped it. Who dropped the stone first?
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Do you ever identify with the father in the story of the Prodigal Son? 4th Lent C 2019
I have always been a sucker for stories of people who were lost who then became found. Early in my priesthood, I somehow got on the mailing list for Covenant House, and their begging letters would always tell the stories of the runaways who came to the big city with great plans, but that turned…
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What is the vanishing point in a work of art? 2nd Lent C 2019
One of the breakthroughs in an artistic development was the discovery of the vanishing point. It is the unseen dot that all the straight lines head to in a picture. Is what makes s picture drawn in two dimensions take on a three-dimensional look.
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How do you recognize temptation? 1st Lent C 2019
It would be easy, wouldn’t it, if all temptations came with some kind of tangible warning sign – perhaps flames of fire surrounding them, or a flashing neon light…
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Have you ever snorkeled or gone scuba diving? (Do you know how to breathe underwater?) Ash Wed.
The first time you try to breath under water is the hardest. When you put your face underwater, and tell yourself to breathe, your body revolts. NO WAY! Every fiber of your being resists…
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Do you suffer from Wooden-Beam-in-the-Eye disease? 8th Sunday C
It is an odd disease. When you have this illness, you don’t feel sick. You don’t have any symptoms that YOU notice. In fact, you usually feel pretty sharp when afflicted