Pastoral Meanderings

I had forgotten to post the Ascension Sermon (this one from the morning service) and was reminded.  Here is the earlier sermon (different fr...

Roman Catholic and Jesuit moral theologian James F. Keenan was quoted as saying: I do not think that the present anxiety about recognizing t...

Sermon for the Seventh Sunday of Easter (B), the Sunday after the Ascension, preached on Sunday, May 12, 2024. When you mention the Lord’s ...

The cultivation of virtues is not an end in and of itself.  We are not pursuing a righteousness which no longer needs the righteousness of C...

I have a doctor who routinely fasts for health purposes.  I know of people who fast for mental health purposes (meditation).  I know of Chri...

The office of bishop has become in the minds of those inside and outside the church a largely managerial one.  That is part of the evolution...

Both the Church and the world are filled with the buzzwords of the moment.  I admit it.  Even such terms as confessional, liturgical, and sa...

Just in case you missed it, in the space of one day the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America elected not one but two homosexual bishops.  ...

I was listening to something on my computer and the pastor (Lutheran but not Missouri Synod though that hardly matters) was talking about fr...

I came across a quote that could very well fit the Missouri Synod.  It is about the Roman Catholic Church and the liturgical changes post-Va...

Sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter (B), preached on Sunday, May 5, 2024. American religion believes that God is a commodity, available i...

Years ago there was an aging Roman Catholic priest in town.  He was well know, especially to those working in the hospital where he often vi...

While it is still Easter for those in the West, for those in the East, Easter is today.  While most years the distance between the dates is ...

I read this and put it aside because I could not wrap my head around the size and scope of it all.  Maybe you can comprehend it all. The deb...

 I have had a number of folks insist that the sign of the cross is not quite Lutheran standard practice and represents a restoration of some...

I wish it were only true that we were captive to our screens for amusement but we are also indebted to them for other things -- some good an...