Apr
20
2007
Mary Shaply preached this at our Maundy Thursday service this year: Maundy Thursday Sermon, April 5, 2007 John 13:1-17, 31b-35 After reading today’s passage I started off thinking about the people who Jesus hung around with while he was here on earth. You know, Jesus didn’t have a lot of stuff. Essentially, he was homeless. [...]
Apr
20
2007
It was an all-seminarian Tridduum (+Easter Sunday) this year. Here’s what Jake Bitner preached on Easter Sunday. When Tyler sends it to me, I’ll post Tyler Simon’s Good Friday sermon: Easter is here, finally here, and I have to be honest: I’m really tired. Not just the physically tired that comes with being a U [...]
Apr
20
2007
Sarah Staudt wrote the following in response to the tragic events at Virginia Tech this week: In my darker moments during this week, I felt as though Easter forgot to come this year. Or rather, that it somehow came, and then was snatched away. In Chicago, the days before Palm Sunday were gorgeous, with the [...]
Apr
08
2007
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! It’s been quite a Triduum around here, bits and pieces of which I’ll be posting as I can. I wanted to share first about Laura’s baptism last night at the Cathedral. Laura was radiant in her white dress, but shining even more with her excitement and joy at taking [...]