Category: God Calls Us to Be His Holy People / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
August 28, 2022
God loves us and we need to recognize, accept, and honor that love. God calls us to be His Holy People and Christ gives us some specific things to do as hosts for a dinner...
Category: Let Our Lives be a Reflection of Christ's Love and Mercy / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
August 21, 2022
We are called to be like Jesus. The world needs Christ's love and mercy today. We are blessed through baptism to be with Christ and He is with us always. Our lives need to be...
Category: Christ Brings Division / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
August 16, 2022
Jesus tells His disciples that he came to bring fire to the earth, to create division in families. People choose to follow Jesus and His path home to God, letting go of other ways of...
Speaker: Rev Thomas Atamian
August 07, 2022
Fr Thomas Atamian (Guest Priest)’s homily for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, 08/08/2022. In the first reading today, Isaiah calls Israelites to task for celebrating ritual sacrifices and living evil lives. Isaiah tells the...
Category: Being Rich Toward God--Treasure Map / Speaker: Rev Thomas Atamian
July 31, 2022
Fr Atamian’s homily for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, 07/31/2022, Calvary, Episcopal, Church, Batavia, IL, There is a parable in today’s Gospel (Luke 12: 13-21). A parable is a story with a punch line. The...
Category: Jesus Teaches Persistent Prayer / Speaker: The Rev Doctor Mark Tusken
July 24, 2022
Fr Mark Tusken’s homily for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, 07/24/2022, at Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL. In today’s Gospel (Luke 11), His disciples ask Jesus how to pray. He shares with them the format...
Category: Being Present With Him, Hospitality in the Presence of God / Speaker: The Right Rev Daniel Martins
July 17, 2022
In today's Gospel (Luke 10), Jesus is visiting two sisters, Mary and Martha. Mary was sitting at the feet of Jesus, listening to every word. Martha was distracted by household hospitality. She asked Jesus to...
Category: In A Personal Relationship with Jesus / Speaker: Rev Thomas Atamian
July 03, 2022
Fr Thomas Atamian’s homily for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, 07/03/2022, Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL In the first Lesson today, God heals a Sumarian General from Leprosy. Luke speaks to in in Chapter 2....
Category: Following Christ Without Excuse / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
June 26, 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, 06/26/2022, Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL Note: Due to challenges with Internet Bandwidth and microphone issues, the recording starts about mid-way through the Homily. The...
Category: Jesus Drives Out Evil Spirits / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
June 19, 2022
In our lives we may find many things that distract us. It is important to remain aware of what we are doing and ask for Christ's help to live the best lives we can.
