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Sunday May 31, 2020

We Need The Holy Spirit Now (((HOMILY))) Pentacost Sunday

As if things could not get any worse after the pandemic, the rioting starts. Watching the chaos unfold in cities across our country, I could not help but think, "Jesus we need you now more than ever." In troubled times, in a world seemingly coming undone at every turn, we see again precisely how fragile everything…

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Sunday May 24, 2020

Where Did Jesus Go? (((HOMILY))) The Ascension of the Lord

"Where is he going?" That question must have been on the dazed minds of the Apostles, as they watched Jesus ascend into Heaven. In his last parting words to them on earth, Jesus gives his last great item on the "to-do list": "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and…

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Sunday May 17, 2020

The Hidden Beauty of a Funeral (((HOMILY))) 6th Sunday of Easter

The church was empty as the father of the deceased walked up the main aisle to the open casket. I watched him intensely, careful not to make a sound in my wooden pew. Gently, he put his hand on his daughter's forehead, mouthing some mysterious inaudible words that only a father with a grieving heart can say. He stood…

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Fireside Teachings

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Thursday February 13, 2020

(((Fireside Teachings))) Where We Got The Bible

The most influential book in human history is the Holy Bible. Through God's revelation, Western Civilization would arise and eclipse all others. But where did this mysterious book come from? Who put it together? In this presentation, we explore the Bible's historical development and how its saving revelations still…

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