Texts: Luke 17:11-19 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The Austrian Catholic monk Br. David Steindl-Rast, (who is currently 99 years old!), is known for his teachings on the spirituality of gratefulness and gratitude. He said the following about cultivating gratitude: “Gratefulness has three steps: not missing the opportunity, appreciating […]

Texts: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 ; 2 Timothy 1:1-14 ; Luke 17: 5-10 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Martin Luther once said that faith is “a living, daring confidence in God’s grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times”. Faith, meaning […]

Texts: Amos 6:1a,4-7 ; Psalm 146, 1 Tim 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Beloved, I’d like to begin today by focusing what we just heard today, with the following affirmation by the great Liberation theologian Gustavo Gutiérrez: “it is necessary to affirm, that our love of […]