A sermon on 5 Pentecost, 5 July 2020   Psalm 145; Deut. 10:17-21; Hebrews 11:8-16; Matt. 5:43-48 By faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise, as in a foreign land. … Hebrews 11:9   In some church circles, there is the general expectation that the job of a preacher is [to] make his or …

4 Pentecost, 28 June 2020 A Psalm 13; Genesis 22:1-14; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 After these things God tested Abraham. Gen. 22:1 One would think that, [after decades of existing as pupil/student or professor on one side or another of a desk in a learning situation in a classroom, I would have overcome my aversion …

Dear Members and Friends of St. James, I begin my weekly report with a quote from the letter of Paul to the Church at Corinth: “All things are lawful … but not all things are helpful.” (I Cor. 6:12) And so it is that I ask: Is there a dichotomy between transparency and truth-telling? My …

Ps. 86:1-10; Genesis 21:8-21; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39   “I have come not to bring peace, but a sword.” Matt. 10:34b   In one of the authorized contemporary forms of our Eucharistic Liturgy, the Presider at Mass recites the following words:  Lord God of our Fathers; God of Abraham…and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: …