I believe that I have mentioned that I’ve heard the same Easter sermon–nearly word-for-word–in two different years at the same church.
The main difference between the two was that in one of them, the engagement of my wife and I was announced and the minister incorporated some additional remarks at one point in reference to the announcement.
I have a book of Published Sermons from my childhood Rabbi
Oh my god, my childhood rabbi was a nice guy, but he gave such horrendous sermons. I suppose they didn’t say anything horrible, but they went on and on and on, and it often wasn’t clear what the point was. One of his daughters even joked about it at the funeral.
Mine was a big deal, civil rights marches and both his son’s became influential. One worked for the Obama administration
For the Catholics (and other folks who don’t mind asking for the intercession of the saints) - St. Joseph Novena-a-long starting tomorrow:
Join me!
We had a priest like that for a while. We called him Father Ramble On, he’d start somewhere and end up at some unrelated point about 15 minutes later though a series of often unconnected and incoherent stories.
Note, for this Church year dedicated to St. Joseph, there are ways to get plenary indulgences:
Quick update: Gays are still sinners! Please make a note of it.
(sing along) Remember, late October back in 2020…
Now:
They also said the J&J vaccine was unethical until they realized a lot of their members were dying from it and they need money. God changes his mind a lot.
my fave St. Pat’s video [even if it is by Lutherans…]
and yes, there’s a snake reference. Briefly.
The Voltron reference lasts longer.
But I heard John The Baptist can dunk
