As the pandemic slowly enfolded VTS like a cloud, it was apparent that my class would not ever worship together again. No meals together either. There were no Holy Week celebrations, no in-person Commencement. Many classmates understandably did not return from spring break once classes went online, and most of the rest of us slowly…
Have you ever seen someone who is attached to a parachute … float down to the ground? That sort of happening catches our attention, partly because it seems peaceful, but also exciting. Although many people use parachutes to assist them with their work, such as members of the military who sometimes need parachutes to do…
Hi everyone. Happy 4th of July weekend. I hope you’re able to celebrate some of the usual holiday aspects of this special day, including maybe having some fireworks, hotdogs, hamburgers and watermelon of your own. Please tell me s’mores are involved! As we celebrate this national holiday, I know we’re all reminded that “freedom isn’t free” so a…
This children’s homily is a reprise posted first in June of 2020. On the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, it fits right in! Good morning, my younger Emmanuel friends! First things first! Before you listen to my homily, go get a cold cup of water from your kitchen. (With your parent’s permission, of…
Object suggested: A newspaper or magazine that has a headline of good news. Click here for an example. Good news makes us feel happy. When you return home after being away for a while your dog wags its tail showing happiness. That you came home is good news to your dog. There are many things that…
Hi everyone, thank you for gathering with us today. As you know, today is the 14th Sunday we have worshipped at home. I don’t know about all of you but I’ve recently noticed that since the coronavirus became the huge thing that it is on our planet, writers in all kinds of media have been…
Here is a biblical tale on a biblical scale of the Lord God Almighty trying to get his people’s attention. Sometimes God whispers with that “still small voice” and sometimes God uses a megaphone. Jeremiah, the 7th century B.C. “weeping prophet” was definitely one of these. His book is one of “the most stark and pessimistic in all of biblical…
Object suggested: Piano music, woodworker’s tools, pictures of sea life. If you want to learn something new, what would be the best way to go about doing that? Finding a good teacher is very helpful. Perhaps you want to learn to play the piano. Wouldn’t you want to spend time with the best teacher you could…
Today is Trinity Sunday. It’s also the 13th week of worshiping from home. By now we’ve all gotten a little more comfortable with this model of worshipping and we’ve discovered we can “go to church” any time of day or night that works for us all week long. Gotta love technology. Thank you Joani for…
I would not consider myself the smartest man in the room. I know lots of folks who really are the smartest people in the room. I have a lot of respect for those “brainiacs.” I would, however, consider myself a reasonable man. A good man. A kind man. A compassionate man. An Irish-American man who…
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