“Stilton and Milton (or Literature in the 17th. and 20th. Centuries)” – G.K. Chesterton, from “The Coloured Lands.”

"John Milton, made of Stilton" (2016), by Christian Kjelstrup, The Guardian. It's getting close to the time of year when we eat too much rich food and, like Luther, are subjected to gout-dreams in our wintry captivity. Thus our thoughts turn, with Chesterton, to Milton. Pardon, dear Lady, if this Christmas time,The Convalescent Bard in … Continue reading “Stilton and Milton (or Literature in the 17th. and 20th. Centuries)” – G.K. Chesterton, from “The Coloured Lands.”

Sermon for the Feast of All Saints (Observed), November 3, 2019 (1 John 3:1-3)

"Hymn of Adoration to the Lamb" (1497-1498) from "The Revelation of St. John" by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). Houghton Library, Harvard. Wikimedia Commons. This sermon was originally preached at Emmaus Lutheran Church, Dorsey, Illinois. Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Today we celebrate the Feast … Continue reading Sermon for the Feast of All Saints (Observed), November 3, 2019 (1 John 3:1-3)

Sermon for St. Michael and All Angels, September 29, 2019 – “Don’t You Know There’s a War On?” (Matthew 18:1-11)

"Bilder zur Apokalypse" (1933) by Gebhard Fugel (1863-1939), published in Die Apokalypse oder die Offenbarung des hl. Johannes, übersetzt und erklät von Dr. Jakob Schäfer, päpstlicher Hausprälat, … mit Bildern von Prof. Gebhard Fugel, München, 1933, Verlag: Volksliturgisches Apostolat Klosterneuenburg. This sermon was originally preached at Emmaus Lutheran Church, Dorsey, Illinois. Grace, mercy, and peace … Continue reading Sermon for St. Michael and All Angels, September 29, 2019 – “Don’t You Know There’s a War On?” (Matthew 18:1-11)

Sermon for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, July 28, 2019, Proper 12 (Luke 11:1-13), “Fully Reliant on the Father”

"The Lord's Prayer/Le Pater Noster" (1886-1894), by James Tissot (1836-1902). The Brooklyn Museum. Public Domain. Final Sermon preached as Vicar at Living Savior Lutheran Church in Fairfax Station, Virginia. Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Martin Rinkart, 1586. Public Domain The Thirty Years War … Continue reading Sermon for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, July 28, 2019, Proper 12 (Luke 11:1-13), “Fully Reliant on the Father”