This from Rev. Dustin L. Anderson, Trinity Lutheran Church, Marseilles, IL In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Holy Week begins today with great pomp and fanfare. “Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord.” Jesus enters the city […]

In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Congratulations! With the help of God, you’ve made it to Jerusalem. Do you have your palm? Good. Are you ready to greet the Son of David with a thunderous “Hosanna”? Great! It should be an interesting parade because there […]

We Christians, however, should get really well acquainted with this Christ-King, and place all our  hope boldly in the life which is to come, where  we will be forever happy, free of all sin and infirmity. It’s for that reason that Christ came, and was crucified, died, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven […]

Poem by G.K. Chesterton: “The Donkey” G.K. Chesterton WHEN fishes flew and forests walked And figs grew upon thorn, Some moment when the moon was blood Then surely I was born. With monstrous head and sickening cry And ears like errant wings, The devil’s walking parody On all four-footed things. The tattered outlaw of the […]

The three last days of Holy Week are often called the Sacred Triduum (Triduum Sacrum). This period may be considered from a threefold viewpoint: a) first, these days bring to a climax and to a conclusion our preparation for Easter. The Church is, as we have often seen, an artist in the matter of graduated […]