December 25, 2019. Christmas Day. A reflection on Luke 2:1-14, (15-20). “The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.” (v20) So the shepherds were in high spirit, they were very happy – they were merry. Why were they very happy glorifying God? Is […]
Category: Reflections
Let There Be Peace
December 22, 2019, Fourth Sunday of Advent. A reflection on Matthew 1:18-25. Joseph was troubled, in a state of un-peace in his heart upon knowing this very disturbing information that his fiancée was already pregnant before he could ever touch her. Enough reason for him to decide to dismiss her. But being a righteous man […]
Lazarus Of Our Time
A sermon about Luke 16:19-35, Lazarus and the Unnamed Rich Man Delivered on September 29, 2019 at Egmond aan Zee, Old Catholic Church Parish, with Parish Priest, The Revd Rudolf Scheltingan. Egmond aan Zee is a village in the Municipality of Bergen on the North Sea coast in the Dutch province of North Holland. Luke […]
Shout For Joy!
December 15, 2019, Third Sunday of Advent. A reflection on Matthew 11:2-11 We are now on the third Sunday of Advent and the Candle of Joy is lit. The third candle is pink and symbolizes joy. It is also the “Shepherd’s Candle,” and it is pink because in several traditions, rose is a liturgical color […]
Ready For Love?
December 8, 2019, Second Sunday of Advent. A reflection on Matthew 3:1-12 Today, we have lit the second candle, of love, in the advent wreath having two candles now lit together with the candle of hope. Last Sunday, we have emphasized that advent season or the advent is not only the preparation for the celebration […]
Keep Awake!
December 1, 2019, First Sunday of Advent. A reflection on Matthew 24:36-44. “Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.” (v42) While the Advent Season is the prelude to the Christmas season it should be understood that it is looking beyond the annual celebration of the nativity of […]
Be A Neighbor.
Delivered sermon on Luke 10:25-37 in Old Catholic Church, University Parish, Bonn, Germany. “The one who showed him mercy is his neighbor.” And Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” (cf10:37) On May 30, 2019 during the feast of the Ascension, I was the preacher in Mannheim, after the mass we had the coffee […]
Who Is Your King?
November 24, 2019, Christ the King Sunday. A reflection on Luke 23:33-43. The Sunday before the First Sunday of Advent and the Last Sunday of the Season of Pentecost or the Ordinary Time has been dedicated by the Church as the Sunday of the Reign of Christ the King. It marks the triumph of God […]
Let Us Be Prophets of Our Time.
Delivered sermon on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 in Old Catholic Church, Koblenz, Germany with Fr. Franz Segbers and Fr. Hans-Werner Schlenzig. “Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.” (10:16) In 1994, the national celebration of the 92nd Proclamation Anniversary of […]
Love Matters, Love Completes.
Delivered sermon at the Christ the King Parish, Episcopal-Anglican Church, Frankfurt, Germany about John 17:20-26, sometime in the past. Thanks to the Parish Priest, The Revd Edda Wolf, a woman priest. To be complete is to be in unity with one another, and with Jesus and the Father through love. “The glory that you have […]
