Pastoral Meanderings

I want a wider reading of what my friend Dr. John Stephenson has put on the Gottesdienst Online website.  I copy what he has written without...

Listen to the poet who stirs our hearts to faith and to hymn writers who call us to sing when we are tempted to silence. . . “Hymn to God,...

Sermon for Easter 2A, preached on Sunday, April 19, 2020. This year we have much in common with the Gospel appointed for the Sunday aft...

When the day comes and some restrictions begin to be lifted, most likely on a local basis and not nationally, we will face what the "...

In the midst of this corona virus pandemic, most congregations and pastors have been searching for creative ways to serve their people.  S...

Jimmy Akin, born into Protestantism but later converted to Roman Catholicism, has put together a little summary of the Resurrection appea...

Virtual sacraments, being "virtual, " are therefore not  sacraments at all.  Why this is such a surprise I cannot fathom.  Wh...

When the Church prays: O Lord, in this wondrous Sacrament You have left us a remembrance of Your passion. Grant that we may so receive th...

There are those who would immediately label the parameters of the argument within the tension between church and state.  If the state says...

Sermon for Easter Late, preached on Sunday, April 12, 2020, by the Rev. Daniel M. Ulrich. Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!...