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2016-08-21T23:14:09-05:00

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Wednesday of Trinity 13 – Matthew 2:13-23

Last updated on: August 21, 2016 at 11:14 pm By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Matthew 2:13-23 I am amazed and humbled again at the obedience of Joseph. Now it’s true that Joseph was especially privileged to have heard angels speak to him in dreams, upon several occasions. Yet he still had to obey. And if it’s true that Mary was perpetually virgin, which has implications for Joseph’s sex life, then Joseph is nothing short of heroic! Joseph, not yet understanding that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, wanted to do the right thing... Read more

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2016-08-21T23:01:26-05:00

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Tuesday of Trinity 13 – Matthew 2:1-12

Last updated on: August 21, 2016 at 11:01 pm By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Matthew 2:1-12 I want to talk this morning about zombies. . . . Yes, zombies – you know, the living dead that you see in horror movies. I don’t watch a lot of movies compared to a lot of people, but in my time I’ve watched a number of strange movies. One of them was The Night of the Living Dead, which is basically about an attack by zombies. (For the connoisseur, check out Dawn of the Dead, part of... Read more

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2016-08-21T12:32:44-05:00

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Monday of Trinity 13, 2016 – Matthew 1

Last updated on: August 21, 2016 at 12:32 pm By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Matthew 1 “Hello, I’m your host, Guy Smiley. And now it’s time to play Fun with Genealogies, that wacky Bible trivia game in which our contestants try to see who can come up with the most creative way to stay awake while reading biblical genealogies. Last week we had a woman who stapled her eyelids open and a man who installed an IV drip of Starbucks into his body. Our contestant this week is Father Charles Erlandson who has a... Read more

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2017-11-19T18:23:05-05:00

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What Are You Doing With Your Life?

Last updated on: November 19, 2017 at 6:23 pm By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Is that all there is? Isn't your life meant for more? Read more

2017-11-17T13:34:52-05:00

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What is the Bible?

Last updated on: November 17, 2017 at 1:34 pm By Fr. Charles Erlandson

What is the Bible, anyway? If you lived in the second century, what was the Bible? Read more

2016-09-17T14:55:21-05:00

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Give Us This Day devotional and the lectio divina

Last updated on: September 17, 2016 at 2:55 pm By Guest Contributor

Are you reading for information - or formation? Read more

2016-08-17T15:40:49-05:00

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Thursday of Trinity 12 – Romans 14:13-23

Last updated on: August 17, 2016 at 3:40 pm By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Romans 14:13-23 What would your day look like if from the first thing in the morning until the last thing at night you acted completely in love? Take a few moments (if not now, then at the end of today’s Give Us This Day) and visualize your day in terms of what it would look like if you resolved to act only from love today. To do this, we need a working definition of love, which may be defined as... Read more

2017-11-16T17:03:57-05:00

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Of Adiaphorous Things

Last updated on: November 16, 2017 at 5:03 pm By Fr. Charles Erlandson

A few of my favorite adiaphorous things are: lid up or lid down; toilet paper roll over or under; room temperature; whose slice of cake is bigger; who’s more popular; who’s cuter; which Monopoly piece I get to be; Who moved the remote?; and who started the argument. Read more

2017-11-15T12:08:31-05:00

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Love: The Strongest Thing in the World

Last updated on: November 15, 2017 at 12:08 pm By Fr. Charles Erlandson

But I know a substance, a thing, that is stronger by far. It has the power to mutate math so that 1 + 1 = 1, and it has even been known to make 1 + 1 +1 = 1. It is impervious to all evil and cannot be destroyed by it. It can prolong life when all other antidotes fail, and the lack of it has been known to cause a slow and agonizing death. It has the power to bind people together like some biological super glue, and it has the power to compel a man to give up his life for someone else. By it, slender women have been turned into She-Hulks so that they can rescue their toddlers trapped under cars. Read more

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2017-11-14T16:40:00-05:00

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Monday of Trinity 12 – Romans 12

Last updated on: November 14, 2017 at 4:40 pm By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Romans 12 For 11 chapters now, St. Paul has spoken logically, fervently, and powerfully about the grace of God in your life by which you have a faith that saves you. All arguers and arguments that would raise themselves up against God and His mind have been bulldozed by Paul’s Acme Spiritual Bulldozing Co. You are left naked with only a few undeniable truths. First, that God is absolutely sovereign, and you are not. Second, that you are sinful and... Read more

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