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A prayer-homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 17, 2025

Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10, Hebrews 12:1-4, Luke 12:49-53

This weekend, I was humbled and honored to represent the Church of St. Anselm at a Community Day of Prayer in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. The devotional celebration was sponsored by a variety of churches in Monmouth County; it was coordinated by St. Thomas AME Zion Church and their pastor, the Rev. Danica L. Frink.

I was one of seven preachers called upon to lead the attendees in a prayer for specific needs. Again: humbling, yet uplifting.

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A brief thought for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, June 15, 2025

Proverbs 8:22-31, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15

Our belief that the almighty, omniscient, omnipresent deity we call “God” is one Supreme Being in three distinct Persons usually makes our brains hurt.

Makes them explode.

Makes us do that thing when we flip the sides of our index fingers against our lips to make that wubba-bubba sound to indicate we’ve gone crackers.

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