Give Me Tomorrow
In todayís Gospel Reading, Almighty God is inviting us to partake in more than a mere luncheon. He is asking us to come to a Heavenly Banquet — a love […]
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Filled With Wonder
It was a day when the threat of rain was in the air … A young woman drove up to a drive-through fast-food window. She was waited on by a
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Men and Women of God
A ìCharlie Brownî comic strip once appeared in which Charlie asks little Linus what he wants to be when he grows up? Linus replies, ìOutrageously happy!î We can understand where
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Any Questions?
A five-year-old child was taken to church for the first time by her grandmother … From the altar came the words, ìLet us pray,î and the little girl saw everyone
Into The Sunshine
A newspaper reporter was walking past the large street level window of a branch of the New York City Public Library … He noticed that a man on the other
Angel of Love
We spend a goodly portion of our lives struggling against ordinary and extraordinary risks. We do everything possible to save our life in this sense … We build nest-eggs to
With Burning Hearts
Early one morning a cruise ship was making its way into port … A storm was rising and, because of the heavy seas, the regular gangway could not be used
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Children’s Sunday Sermons January-March 2008
January 1, 2008 Good morning girls and boys. I want to wish each one of you a very Happy New Year! Of course, today is New Yearís Day — the
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Shalom!
Not even the Risen Christ can get through to us if we refuse to acknowledge even the possibility that we do not ìknow it all.î All of life is a
Awake One And All!
Once there was a parish in which a special committee was appointed to carry out a single duty … It was the committee membersí responsibility to patrol the church every
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Look Up!
A famous singer, after a severe bereavement, went to India in search of peace. There she visited the famous Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore, whose works had been a source of
That Proves It!
A University Professor greeted his new first-year students of comparative religions with the following assignment: ìStudy the various schools of thought down through the Ages on whether or not it
It’s Contagious
A talented public speaker was asked to recall his most difficult speech assignment … “That’s easy,” he answered, “it was an address I gave to The National Conference of undertakers.
It Makes Sense
In one of Charles Schulzís ìPeanutsî cartoons, little Lucy, her fist clenched, is running after Charlie Brown … ìIíll get you, Charlie Brown, Iíll get youî shouts little Lucy. Then
Telling Your Story
A man flying a small aircraft was forced to land in the middle of a wasteland … Stranded without water, the unfortunate man trudged through the desert for hours until
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Don’t Blink
Did you know that the climbing vine we call ìHoneysuckleî always grows clockwise to its right? Did you know that ìJasmineî on the other hand always entwines counter-clockwise, to its
Going Nowhere?
While strolling through the park, a clergyman struck up a conversation with a soap salesman. They soon began to talk religion. Said the salesman, ìThe Gospel you preach doesnít seem
Peacefare
In Second Thessalonians, the Apostle Paul has written, ìWe feel we must be continually thanking God for you, brothers; quite rightly, because your faith is growing so wonderfully and the
Beautiful Pattern!
We all like to hear good news and pass it on to others. For example … ìIíve got good news for you,î a father said to his little girl. ìGod
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