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Father Nicholas Lang
Aug 1, 20233 min read
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Author Anthony De Mello tells a story about some people who were on a raft off the coast of Brazil. They were perishing from thirst, for...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Jul 26, 20234 min read
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
“There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” A preacher was sermonizing about this passage and in his fire and brimstone style strongly...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Jul 18, 20233 min read
05/28/23 - Pentecost Sunday
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
Jul 11, 20233 min read
07/09/23-The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
I saw an interesting and nostalgic photo on Face Book this week. It was a scene from the 1960’s Andy Griffith show in fictional Mayberry....
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Father Nicholas Lang
Jul 5, 20234 min read
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
In the movie, Sister Act, Whoopi Goldberg plays aspiring disco diva Deloris Van Cartier who falls in love with a very tough and very...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Jun 27, 20234 min read
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
There’s a great saying in the South that goes like this: “That preacher’s just gone from preachin’ to meddlin.” Have you tuned into a...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Jun 23, 20233 min read
The Third Sunday after Pentecost
Leo Tolstoy wrote a story about a lonely shoemaker named Martin, who was promised in a dream that Jesus would come to his shop. The next...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Jun 16, 20233 min read
The Second Sunday after Pentecost
Pat and Mike were perched at their favorite pub in Donegal sipping their second pint of the afternoon. Directly across the street was a...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Jun 6, 20234 min read
Trinity Sunday
A senior citizen drove his brand new Mini convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he floored it to 80 mph, enjoying...
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Father Nicholas Lang
May 23, 20235 min read
God be with you—Sermon preached by Jennifer Hudson
Each time I hear the phrase “May the force be with you” when watching any of the Star Wars films, it is often followed with an itch to...
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Father Nicholas Lang
May 16, 20234 min read
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
“This is the Spirit of Truth whom the world cannot receive.” Some of us will remember the comedy variety series Laugh-in that ran from...
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Father Nicholas Lang
May 9, 20234 min read
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
I want to begin this morning by asking your prayers for the rector and congregation of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills....
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Father Nicholas Lang
May 2, 20234 min read
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
Loving Shepherd of your sheep, All your lambs in safety keep; Nothing can your power withstand, none can pluck them from your hand. Every...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Apr 18, 20235 min read
Diagnosis: New Normal - Sermon preached by Jennifer Hudson
Around the beginning of 2016, I started experiencing some strange symptoms which had me a bit worried. As though I had been injected with...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Apr 11, 20234 min read
Easter Sunday
May the wonder of Christ’s rising be seen in every dawn, the love of God be as wide as the skies, and the power of the Holy Spirit invite...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Apr 11, 20233 min read
Maundy Thursday
Today we have all been invited to dinner. This is the anniversary of Jesus' last day in the life his friends had experienced with him for...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Apr 4, 20234 min read
Palm Sunday
Some years ago, the staff at St. Paul’s and I were planning the Holy Week liturgies. Our very talented director of music raised the...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Mar 28, 20234 min read
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
One day God was looking down at the earth and noticed a lot of just plain bad behavior. God decided to send an angel down to check it...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Mar 21, 20234 min read
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
I have a magnet on my refrigerator that depicts a man on the phone with his secretary and asking for any messages he received. “Yes,” the...
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Father Nicholas Lang
Mar 14, 20234 min read
The Third Sunday in Lent
May the wells of God’s grace be found beside our path, may Jesus meet us in unexpected places and the Spirit be with us wherever we walk....
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