Check out Fr. Brad’s insights on his Sunday sermons:
- What Are We Waiting For?
Last Sunday’s sermon was about waiting. Waiting is hard. It can also be confusing. What kind of waiting are we talking about? There are stories of whole Christian communities going out into the wilderness in Utah to wait for the return of Jesus; simply staying put and disengaging from society and leaving behind their lives in the communities they come from. Is this the waiting we are talking about? No. Waiting is not about disengaging. It seems weekly, I find myself in […] - Children of GodThis past weekend,I watched a documentary called Sons of Mezcal.It is about the mezcal (a tequila-like spirit) industry in Oaxaca, Mexico with a focus on the importance of the generations that participate in its successful production. For many, Oaxaca is the center of the Mexican culture and mezcal is at the center of Oaxaca’s. The documentary depicted the land where the agave plants are grown, how they are cared for, when harvest occurs and how they go from plant to […]
- Here’s the DealAs I said last Sunday,understanding the Gospel is a foundational part of our faith.We use the word Gospel in many waysand to refer to many things.We talk about the four Gospels(Matthew, Mark, Luke and John).When we believe something to be really true,we might say it is the Gospel Truth. But, understanding what it is at its core is important.Because from this corecomes the whole of life as it was meant to be lived. The reading from Luke 18:9-14 this weekhas […]
- Dreaming of HeavenFor as long as I can remember, heaven has had an enchanted image in my mind. Not the “streets of gold” image of Revelation, just a wonder about a place that was utterly differently than the orb we currently occupy. And I have long wondered why, given the choice to live in heaven versus any other locale, why someone would write it off. Turns out, this is a common experience. The writing off part. The reading from Hebrews on Sunday […]
- God WillAs I said last Sunday,being a person of faith can be difficult,especially when we misunderstand what that means. In our culture of “get what you want when you want to get it,”engaging faith can be confusing. Tag to that a propensity for our minds to think that the theology of the “God wants you to be wealthy” crowd has something to itor that, for some reason, thinking we deserve this or that,and we can set ourselves up for problems. Faith […]
