120119 Advent 1 C Isaiah 2:1-5; Matthew 24:36-44       Are any of you like me in finding it harder to wake up on these cold winter mornings than on a bright summer day? I found it especially hard to get out of bed this weekend with the rain and cold that made Los Angeles…

112419 Cosmic Christ C  This One Has Done Nothing Wrong Jer. 23:1-6; Col. 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-49       If you have yet to see the picture I posted on St. Athanasius’ Facebook page, let me describe it. I’ve said that the lessons between now and Christmas emphasize how we are to live as we await…

111719 Pentecost 23c Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 21:5-19       Last week I received one of those online polls from a progressive political network. Two of the questions were: which of the following is more important to you personally: a candidate who will focus on harnessing Democrats’ positive energy or a candidate who will focus on…