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Paul Andrew
Contributing sermons since Nov 12, 2016
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Tenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B: Combat Boots
Contributed on May 4, 2024
“feet shod with the kind of shoe created for the Gospel of peace.”
General Douglas MacArthur wrote that there are 4 things necessary to win any battle. One is strength-- We hear Mark 3:27 in our Gospel, “no one can enter a strong man's house to plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder the house.” Jesus explains that ...read more
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The Solemnity Of The Most Holy Body And Blood Of Christ: Corpus Christi
Contributed on Apr 29, 2024
Being inspired by the Eucharist by two women.
Corpus Christi Sunday is about clarifying and being inspired by the Eucharist: E.g., During the Fraction rite at Mass, before the “Behold the Lamb of God,” I break the large consecrated host and put a particle into the Chalice. However, since the altar microphone is an older model, it must be ...read more
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The Solemnity Of The Most Holy Trinity
Contributed on Apr 20, 2024
Our model: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: 3 persons, 1 great relationship.
Today’s Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity is tailor-made for preachers who like homilies with three points! Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, what more could I ask? Someone once said, “If you deny the Trinity, you will lose your soul. If you try understanding the Trinity, you will lose your mind.” ...read more
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Pentecost: Lightning Breath
Contributed on Apr 16, 2024
When God breathes.
At Pentecost, the room shook and wind blew and the whole room crackled with the Holy Spirit’s electric presence. With this in mind, United Methodist theologian Albert Outler tells of a small town he once visited which had three churches in it, and each of the three churches, he said, had an ...read more
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Solemnity Of The Ascension Of The Lord And Mother's Day
Contributed on Apr 11, 2024
We are chasing a sense of enoughness. But it remains ever out of reach, and the effort and anxiety are burning us out. American "performancism."
Martha Campbell said of flunking her final exams and the resulting report card, and what her parents did: "I got a no TV for a week in math, a no dessert for a month in history, and a just wait 'til your father gets home in social studies." My seminary Bible teacher said, “The ...read more
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God’s Blessing Signifies A Sharing In God’s Life And Power.
Contributed on Dec 9, 2017