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April 5, 2024: The Sixth Sunday of Easter
Whenever one hears of Mother Teresa, often she is thought of in terms of her social work. She committed herself to caring for the less fortunate. She worked diligently each…
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The Ascension of the Lord
During my years playing the organ, especially during seminary, I found myself honing on many different skills- some expected and some not. While I spoke of a few of them…
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The Sixth Sunday of Easter
If you’ve ever shopped online with any sort of length, you’ll likely have experienced a particular set of steps. You search for the general thing that you’re looking for. Then…
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The Fifth Sunday of Easter
What makes a musician truly great? As an organist, I have always found it interesting how much I’ve had to develop over the years as I honed my skill on…
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The Fourth Sunday of Easter
Likely, we’ve all heard the phrase “until the cows come home.” This is a very true statement, since the cows very rarely do this sort of thing. Yet, there are…
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The Third Sunday of Easter
Being alone. We’ve all probably had that experience at one time or another. Now, I’m not talking about being devoid of people around us in a physical sense. I’m talking…
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The Second Sunday of Easter
If we go back a few days in time, we will find ourselves yet again at the foot of the Cross. This particular day, which we know of as Good…
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Pentecost Sunday
If you were to go and ask an artist about a great work- how they came about their creation- often we are looking for how they got that idea. We…
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The Ascension of the Lord
“Where are you going?!” That question was quite frequent in the Belken household, and it was always directed either to dad or to mom. The intent was simple, at least…