09
Dec 2024
For various reasons, given today's society and both family and social concerns, we frequently hold back from sharing Christ--even from inviting others to join us for worship and communion here at Calvary. Christ's message is still very important and, as baptised Christians and members of Christ's body here on Earth, we are the ones to be sharing about Christ and his message. We need to find ways to bring forward Christ's presence in our lives, enabling us to share Christ with more people....
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Nov 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 24th (Last) Sunday after Pentecost, 11/20/2022 (Christ the King Sunday)–Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe, is crucified between two thieves. One of the thieves believes in Jesus Christ and asks him to remember him when he gets to Paradise. Jesus tells him, “Today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Through our baptism, we, too, join Jesus in Paradise. We need to remember that we follow him and not to “crown ourselves”–being too much aware of our own wants and......
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