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Beloved How Much

First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord
January 9th, 2022

Jesus' baptism bears witness to a God who refuses to remain distant, calls us by name, and offers to completely transform our lives.

Duration: 12:35

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A New Year Pilgrimage

Second Sunday after Christmas
January 2nd, 2022

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

As we move with the Holy Family on pilgrimage, we are invited to let go of the pursuit of "normal" and prepare instead to embrace the Christ light of the Epiphany.

Duration: 15:10

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Who Are You?

First Sunday after Christmas
December 26th, 2021

by The Rev. Gerald Caprio

Who am I and who are you? John digs into the depths of the Greek philosophical tradition as he rewrites Judaism’s creation story and places Christ - the Messiah - at the very center of the identity of the universe and each of us.

Duration: 13:45

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This Little Babe

Christmas Eve 2021
December 24th, 2021

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Christmas reveals the way God enters our lives: not with domination, but with the strength of humility and love, and between the cracks of worldly power. A sixteenth-century Jesuit poem illuminates Luke’s familiar narrative.

Duration: 17:14

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The Women of Advent

Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 19th, 2021

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

When Mary and Elizabeth meet, the whole world is turned upside down: a sign of the radical meaning of Christ's coming among us.

Duration: 16:22

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The Circle of Advent

First Sunday of Advent
November 28th, 2021

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Advent always opens in the darkness of the season, and often with fear besetting the world. Jesus reminds his first followers and us that this is the time to raise our heads and begin to look and work for God’s reign.

Duration: 16:16

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Building the Kingdom Together

Christ the King Sunday, Last Sunday after Pentecost
November 21st, 2021

by The Rev. Gerald Caprio

The anthropologist Margaret Mead encourages us: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." As we transition to the New Year with the Season of Advent, let us hope that, like Rita Semel, with Christ, we too will be equipped to bring light into the world.

Duration: 11:47

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The Temporal Temple

Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
November 14th, 2021

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

As the Church year rapidly draws to a close, Jesus' stark warning in Mark about the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem serves as a warning to all of us to prepare to let go of the temporal world that is constantly changing and passing away around us.

Duration: 18:08

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