THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Rev. Dcn. David Justin Lynch December 14, 2014 St. Thomas Independent Catholic Church, San Diego, CA Isaiah 61:1-2;10-11 Luke 1:46-48;49-50;53-54 I Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8;19-28 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. (Sing) “Joy to the world, the Lord is come, let earth receive her king.” Now, I know that’s a bit premature. We all know that Christmas is a joy-filled holiday, or at least, it’s…
St. Matthews Ecumenical Catholic Church August 31, 2014 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Romans 12:1-2 David Justin Lynch, Esquire “That’s the way we’ve always done it.” We hear that in church a lot… in particular when anyone talks about changing the liturgy. But I’ve yet to find any saying of Jesus that sounds like, “That’s the way we’ve always done it”. Jesus was not a creature of the religious establishment of His day. Here was a guy who…
As a little boy, I was lucky to worship with my mother in lieu of consignment to Sunday School. I loved Mass: the music, the vestments, the incense, the ceremonies. But more than anything else, I wanted to receive Holy Communion. Not only did I want to join my mother at the communion rail, I wanted to receive Jesus. I was told – and believed – that the Mass changed the bread and wine into the…
I am a married, monogamous heterosexual male. But does that automatically make me qualified for ordination than an uncommitted, promiscuous lesbian? Conservative Christians would say, “Yes” to me, even though I’ve not yet been to seminary, but “No” to the uncommitted, promiscuous lesbian, even if she had earned a Summa Cum Laude Doctor of Sacred Theology degree and exuded enough charisma to pastor a sky-high parish of 4,000 pledging units with a seven million dollar budget and a liturgy beyond…
Lessons: Revelations: 11:19-12:6 Psalm 132:7-10;14-17 John: 19:25-27 Collect BCP Page 243 + In the Name of God, Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier. Amen. Early last month, I traveled from Palm Springs to Pasadena for a mediation. For those of you who are not lawyers, that’s a meeting between attorneys, their clients, and a neutral facilitator to try and get a case settled so as to avoid a trial. I guess that’s what Christian lawyers are supposed to do. Now, a trip to Pasadena…
St. Paul’s Pomona May 31, 2006 Feast of the Visitation OT: Genesis 18 1-18 Psalm: 113 Gospel: Luke 1:39-44 David Justin Lynch, Esquire + In the name of God, Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier. I like entertaining visitors at my house, particularly dinner guests. Part of that is my feeling of anticipation of their arrival as I get the food and the table ready and my wife tidies up the house. As the hour for the arrival of my guests draws…
December 30, 2007 – First Sunday After Christmas St. John’s Episcopal Church, Indio, CA RCL Propers: Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 147; John 1:1-18 + In the name of God, Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier. AMEN. When I was growing up, I found the space program fascinating. As a nine-year old in 1961, which incidentally was the year I was confirmed, I thought that the cosmonauts would find God when they rocketed into space. After all, as a kid I was told “God…