Father Nicholas Lang
The Second Sunday of Advent
Every year during this holiday season we will likely receive at least one letter, or Christmas card or online message from friends or...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Nov 264 min read
The Reign of Christ the King
In the Name of our God who is all kindness, Christ who reigns in justice, and the Holy Spirit who recreates our every moment. Amen. ...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Nov 63 min read
All Saint's Sunday
When Karl Berry walked into an Orthodox Church for the first time in 1983, he was immediately struck by the icons of Black saints. He was...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Oct 293 min read
The Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost
Two psychiatrists were talking, and one asked the other, "What was your most difficult case?" His colleague answered, "Once I had a...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Oct 174 min read
The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
Wow! Another zinger today! There is a familiar song from the musical Mary Poppins that suggests that “a spoonful of sugar makes the...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Oct 84 min read
The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
After the gruesome barrage in last week’s Gospel suggesting the dismemberment of hands and feet, I thought we’d be safe at least for a...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Oct 14 min read
The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
There’s a sweet rarely sung hymn in our hymnal that addresses Christ’s Eternal Spirit in these words: “I know not how to ask or what to...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Sep 34 min read
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
A story is told about a church in Denmark where the worshipers bowed regularly before a certain spot on the wall. They had been doing...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Aug 274 min read
The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
You are driving in a car at a constant speed. On your left side is a valley and on your right side is a fire engine traveling at the same...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Aug 134 min read
The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Listen again to this part of the passage just read. Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Aug 64 min read
The 11th Sunday after Pentecost
We need a little back story to set the stage for what’s going on in the first reading. In Samuel's old age, he appoints his sons as...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Jul 303 min read
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Feeding of the 5,000 Story in Mark’s Gospel with reference to John’s version. The Jerusalem Gazette splashed the fascinating headline...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Jul 233 min read
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost - Reflection on Mark’s Gospel—Jennifer Hudson
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Conjures up a scene from Kubrick’s version of The Shining , doesn’t it? I don’t know what...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Jul 94 min read
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Jesus is back in town- his hometown. I’ve been saving this story for a special occasion, and I certainly think this wonderful celebration...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Jun 262 min read
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Isn’t it amazing how quickly we lose control of things in a storm? Before a storm arrives and after it has long passed and the lights are...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Jun 184 min read
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
I have a riddle for you this morning: What is stronger than God, more evil than the devil, poor people have it, rich people don’t need...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Jun 114 min read
The Third Sunday after Pentecost
“Are you crazy? That’s a reaction a lot of parents likely have after their kids suggest something weird or risky they want to do or,...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Jun 44 min read
The Second Sunday of Pentecost
I suspect that a number of you were raised as Roman Catholics just as I was. Do you remember how as small children, perhaps in...
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Father Nicholas Lang
May 304 min read
Trinity Sunday
A little boy riding his bike stopped in front of a church and noticed the open doors. The priest was just coming out of the church and...
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Father Nicholas Lang
May 144 min read
The Seventh Sunday of Easter - Ascension Sunday
Happy Ascension Sunday! We are celebrating an important feast that occurred this past Thursday, because it is a major event in the life...
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