Dear Friends: Today is the Feast of All Saints. It’s a wonderful day we set aside some time to think about those who have gone before us and have been […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 10/18/2020
Dear Friends: Our reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 22:15-21 is short, but it really packs a punch. The Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes and other Jewish leadership are trying […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 10/11/2020
Dear Friends: Today we hear from one of the more famous stories in the Gospel of Matthew 22:1-14. We find the Lord telling a story about a king who gave […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 10/4/2020
Dear Friends: Today our Gospel comes from Matthew 21:33-43. It’s another of the more famous Gospels where Matthew uses an agricultural theme to get the point across. The deeper meaning […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 9/27/2020
Dear Friends: Today Matthew’s Gospel is from 21:28-32. It’s a story about a father who asks his sons to go to work in his vineyard. The first son refuses to […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 9/20/2020
Dear Friends: Today we hear from the Gospel of Matthew 20:1-16a. It’s one of those challenging Gospels where Jesus turns everything upside down. It’s the story of workers who gather […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 9/13/2020
Dear Friends: Today we hear from the Gospel of Matthew 18:21-35. Believe it or not, it is another story about forgiveness. Matthew and the other Gospel writers have been bombarding […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 9/6/2020
Dear Friends: Our Gospel reading today from Matthew 18:15-20 talks about forgiveness. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the theme of forgiveness comes up continually in much of the […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 8/30/2020
Dear Friends: Today’s Gospel reading is from Matthew 16:21-27. It’s the famous story of Jesus saying to Peter “Get behind me Satan!” Peter and the other disciples have missed the […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 8/23/2020
Dear Friends: Today we hear the Gospel of Matthew 16: 13-20. It’s the story of Jesus asking the Apostles the famous question “Who do people say that the Son of […]