Strange, isn’t it? For ever-so-long now the Church has often been seen by those outside of the Church—and not infrequently by even a good many folks inside the Church—as being a kind of exclusive club. Too often it all comes down to who’s in, who’s out. In history popes and other religious leaders have used…
As many churches will do this Epiphany Sunday, my last church often celebrated the Epiphany of our Lord with a careful study of the story of the Magi in Matthew 2. Guided by that singular star in the western sky, those three wise men from the East represented the nations of the world coming to…
Comments and Observations Most people will have to go back to work the day following this Second Sunday after Christmas. It will be Monday, January 4, 2010, and the holidays will be officially over for most of us. The kids enjoyed their two-week break but on Monday, it’s time to roll out of bed on-time,…
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