We are called by Jesus, the Good Shepherd, to love one another as He loves us. He asks us to engage in an active relationship with Him in order to make the world a better place. Are we willing to sacrifice our own wants and desires, to take His hand...
In the wake of awe-filled moments when God feels near, we often return to ordinary routines wondering what comes next. This sermon explores the disciples’ post-resurrection confusion and Jesus’ quiet recommissioning—an invitation to live out faith not just in the extraordinary, but in daily acts of love and service. Discipleship,...
This sermon was originally delivered on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025. We recorded Rev. Brandon Nonnemaker, Ed.D., on 4/29/2025 to add it to this podcast series. Easter doesn’t restore order—it upends it. This sermon celebrates the holy disruption of resurrection, where death is defeated, power is reversed, and grace runs...
This sermon was originally delivered on Saturday, April 19, 2025 for Easter Vigil. We recorded Rev. Brandon Nonnemaker, Ed.D., on 4/29/2025 to add it to this podcast series. At the Great Vigil of Easter, we stand not in full light, but on the threshold—between darkness and dawn, between death and...
When it comes to religious life, St. Thomas often gets viewed through a suspicious lens. We often view doubt as a weakness or moral failing, but what if doubt is viewed through the lens of wonder and curiosity? How can doubt actually be a sign of deepening faith, as we...
Beneath the sparkle and the dye, beneath all that catches our eye, there flows a Deep Easter, a truth that new life is always present. How can we find hope in times of uncertainty, as we recognize how fragile and resilient life is? Thank goodness we have a full fifty...
In the Crucifixion, God takes all of human experience and pain onto God's Self, entering into the deepest crevices of death to heal the pain of our lives. By reflecting on God's all-embracing love, we see that we have no reason at all to fear death. The Glimpses of Grace...
So much around Holy Week involves symbols, metaphors, and very specific "labor". All that silver doesn't polish itself, and flowers don't just jump into pots! Eight hundred service leaflets have to be composed, edited, printed. Choral music work for Easter begins shortly after the final verse of Silent Night on...
It is tempting to skip straight from Palm Sunday to Easter, and if we do, we miss so many of the powerful moments Holy Week invites us to explore. By exploring a different Gospel text this year, we can reflect on the potential we have for transformation as we step...
This sermon explores the extravagant, unsettling act of Mary anointing Jesus’ feet with a goodly portion of expensive perfumed oil—a gesture of love that defied the logic of her world. In contrast to the practical and measured response of the world, Mary embodies the dangerous oddness of the Gospel. We...