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Advent Imperatives— Be Fruitful!

The Third Sunday in Advent December 13, 2015 Luke 3:7-18 John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers!  Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?  Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.  And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’  For I tell you that […]

Advent Imperatives— Listen!

The Second Sunday in Advent December 6, 2015 Luke 3:1-6 “In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene—during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah […]

Advent Imperatives— Be Alert!

The First Sunday in Advent November 29, 2015 Luke 21:25-36 “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars.  On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.  Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.  At that […]

Which Is Better— A or B?

Christ the King Sunday November 22, 2015 John 18:33-37 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, When I was young, in my early grade school years, the doctors not only discovered that I needed to wear glasses (which I strongly dislike to this very day), but they also discovered that I have amblyopia in my right eye.  It is called a […]