19th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

Sometimes it is not hard to imagine the world in which Jesus lived. It seeps through…

19th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Last week we heard the parable of the rich fool who would tear down his barns…

19th Sunday of the Year

One day in 1870, the State of Connecticut was enveloped by a mysterious darkness. The same…

19th Sunday of the Year

OUR ATTITUDE TO MATERIAL THINGS is the subject of today’s readings. It is about the things…

19th Sunday of the Year – Becoming Rich by Becoming Poor

Introduction How much waiting for a feast! Months of work to prepare for a fleeting day…

18th Sunday of the Year

PRE-PRAYERING In this part of the world we have a little cat-like animal, the skunk. Its…

18th Sunday of the Year – First Impressions 2

Well the Book of Ecclesiastes is a real “downer!” The book doesn’t have many references to…

18th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

When our congregation hears the Ecclesiastes reading today they will wonder who Qoheleth is. It is…

18th Sunday of the Year

Here is where that security that people long for lies. Real security is not in the…

18th Sunday of the Year

OUR ATTITUDE TO MATERIAL THINGS is the subject of today’s readings. It is about the things…