The following preaching was given by Sister Jolene Geier (pictured, left) on April 26, 2012, at the Great Bend Motherhouse, during Evening Praise, in honor of Connie Burkholder (pictured, right), marking five yea
An Easter sermon delivered by Associate Rev Timothy C Ahrens, Sr Minister, The First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Columbus, Ohio, Easter, April 8, 2012, dedicated to my mother, Lorene Kellermeyer Ahrens, my sister Deborah, my wife Susan Sitler, my daug
She lived a long and holy life. These are the words of her
only living sister upon hearing of her death. And today we celebrate the gift
that we have been given of her life. We have already heard of what was
important to her by the readings that she chose. I would like to focus on the reading from
Wisdom, especially the lines which I think really portray her life.
“God has put her to the test and she has proved worthy to be
with God. She was tested as gold in a
furnace. She, who was faithful, will
live forever with God in love, for grace and mercy awaits her.”
Meghan Caprez, senior from Our Lady of the Elms High School
[Meghan Caprez attended the Dominican High School Preaching Institute where she discovered that she had a gift for preaching. Meghan has preached frequently at the Word and Communion services at OLE High School. She preached this homily at the Catherine of Siena Awards for years of service by faculty and staff at OLE school and staff at the Elms Motherhouse.]
A man named Lazarus was sick in Bethany, the home of Lazarus, Mary, and Martha. This Mary was the one who poured the perfume on Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. It was her brother who was sick; the sisters sent for Jesus. “Lord, your dear friend is sick”.
It is so wonderful to be able to celebrate Tet! I feel very blessed to have been
here in KY for over 25 years and thus have been able to experience and learn
about the meaning of Tet. It’s not something I understood right away. I
experienced the celebration as it developed to how it is done today. In America the way
of observing Tet is quite different. In this country, we do not have a culture
that allows for a two week celebration of New Years. We should be so lucky! We
could benefit from the way the Vietnamese people seek forgiveness and a fresh
Today’s celebration of
Saul’s/Paul’s conversion invites us to reflect on conversion within ourselves and
in our community. How does conversion happen? What moves some people to change
to a new way of thinking or acting and others to persist in old patterns of
thinking and acting? Can you recall a time of conversion in your own life and
remember how the conversion came about?
COLUMBUS, OH - During the first week of May, Dominican Sisters of Peace Valerie Shauland Thoma Swanson and Associates Ann Hall and Rev. Tim Ahrens attended a press conference on gun violence in Columbus, Ohio. Our thanks to Associate Rev.
