by StPeter | May 3, 2020 | Sermon
Easter 4 Sermon 2020 May 3, 2020 Cycle A There are many “voices” in the world vying for, even demanding our attention promising everything from cures for deadly diseases to the secret of “eternal” youth and “happiness”. These voices want our time, our money, our...
by StPeter | Apr 25, 2020 | Sermon
Easter 3 Sermon 2020 Easter 3 – April 26, 2020 Cycle A The “Walk to Emmaus” is obviously a resurrection story – a record of Jesus’ Easter appearance to two disciples. But it is far more than “just” that. While it’s important to know that Jesus rose from the dead and...
by StPeter | Apr 18, 2020 | Sermon
Easter 2 Sermon April 19, 2020 Cycle A Last Sunday I noted that the disciples, that human beings in general, suffer from the fear of death.But when it comes to facing death’s specter, the unknowability of it, the English word “fear” isprobably not “vivid” enough....
by StPeter | Apr 17, 2020 | Sermon
Easter April 12, 2020 Cycle A The 3 days since Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, “trial”, and execution had been the worst time in Peter’s and the other disciples’ lives. They were lost, alone, and overwhelmed by feelings of shame and grief. Just as Jesus had predicted, all of...
by StPeter | Apr 17, 2020 | Sermon
Good Friday April 10 2020 Cycle A As I wrote in my message for Maundy Thursday, God’s love “scandalizes” us – especially love as made visible in Jesus, who on the night before his death humbled himself by washing his disciples’ feet. In our society we really don’t...
