August 27, 2017 Emmaus Community, Olympia, WA Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 22:19-23 Psalm 138:1-3;6-8 Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20 +In the name of God, our Father and Mother, Jesus our Redeemer, and the Holy Spirit, AMEN. At least a few of you may have come to church expecting an excoriation of the Roman Catholic Church about the mischief of Petrine Primacy. I’m not going to go there. Instead, I will look at today’s readings on a much deeper level….
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 09, 2017 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs CA Rev. David Justin Lynch Zechariah 9:9-10 Psalm 145:1-2;8-10;14-15 Romans 8:9-11;13 Matthew 11:25-35 This past week, we celebrated the Fourth of July. For many, that was a joyous occasion to celebrate the founding of the United State of America, a time to “Rejoice greatly”. Many of you may already be familiar with at least some of the words in today’s First Reading, as you might recall…
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME June 25, 2017 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs, CA Jeremiah 20:10-13 Psalm 69:8-10,14,17,33-45 Romans 5:12-15 Matthew 10:26-33 Rev. David Justin Lynch BE NOT AFRAID Today’s reading are about fear, and how we deal with it. What exactly is fear? According to the magazine Psychology Today, fear is an emotional response induced by a perceived threat, which causes a change in brain and organ function, as well as in behavior. Fear can lead us to hide, to run…
Easter Sunday – Year A April 16, 2017 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Palm Springs CA Acts 10:34A; 37-34 Psalm 118:1-2;6-7;21-23 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-9 Rev. David Justin Lynch + In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. When I was growing up in the 1960’s and 70’s, the news reports were full of all kinds of reports about “liberation”. Women’s Liberation. Black Liberation. Asian Liberation. Native American Liberation. Mexican Liberation. Even Men’s…
Some people have told me that “church should not be involved in politics”. By that, they often mean that clergy should not address controversial economic issues from the pulpit or in conversation with parishioners. They want church to be a sterile place, devoid of anything that might disturb their ideological comfort zone. In a Christian church of any denomination, however, that is not an option. One cannot explicate the teachings of Jesus without addressing public policy issues, simply because…
FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT February 14, 2015 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Psalm 91:1-2;10-15 Romans 10:8-13 Luke 4:1-13 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. If you’ve ever watched the television program “American Greed”, you know what temptation looks like, and you’ve seen the devil at work. Financial fraudsters tempt otherwise honest people into becoming involved in schemes to cheat people out of their money…
ASH WEDNESDAY – YEAR C February 10, 2016 7:00 PM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Joel 2:12-18 Psalm 51:3-6; 12-14;17 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2 Matthew 6:1-6; 16-18 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. I am an extrovert. I enjoy meeting people and interacting with them. I am one of those individuals who is not scared of speaking or singing in front of a crowd. Ash…
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME February 07, 2016 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 6:1-2A; 3-8 Psalm 138:1-8 I Corinthians 15:3-8; 11 Luke 5:1-11 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. [Sing] “Have it your way, have it your way.” You probably recognize that as the Burger King Song. When sung to people in America, it affirms that we live in a society that places a great…