Sunday, February 23, 2025The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany (Sexagesima)Bethlehem Lutheran ChurchLos Alamos, NM [NOTE: appointed readings follow the Sermon] EXCURSUS Once again, I begin with an Excursus. If last Sunday was Septuagesima (i.e. 70 days before Easter), then this Sunday is Sexagesima (60 days before Easter). And that means next Sunday will be Quinquagesima … Continue reading The Sermon on the Plain: Part Two (Jesus’ State of the Union Address)
Month: February 2025
The Sermon on the Plain: Part One: Jesus’ State of the Union Address
February 16, 2025Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany (Septuagesima)Bethlehem Lutheran ChurchLos Alamos, NM [NOTE: Reading for this Sunday follows the Sermon] + In nomine Domini. Amen. I begin with an Excursus this morning. Today is the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany; but, it is also (for those of us who have been around for the Common … Continue reading The Sermon on the Plain: Part One: Jesus’ State of the Union Address
Jesus, Mary and Joseph!*
Sunday, February 2, 2025Bethlehem Lutheran Church; Los Alamos, NM(* The phrase “Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!” is one with which I grew up, given the Irish Catholic Heritage of my sainted Great Grandmother. It is not a curse. It is an “exclamation” much like Mon Dieu! In French or perhaps Dunnerweder! in PA Deutsch.) NOTE: Greek … Continue reading Jesus, Mary and Joseph!*
Nota(ble) Be(n)e 