Christ, King of the Universe? What does that mean exactly? If to Christ our Lord is given all power in heaven and on earth; if all men, purchased by his precious blood, are by a new right subjected to his dominion; if this power embraces all men, it must be clear that not one of  Read more …

In the celebration of the Eucharist, the glorified Christ becomes present under the appearances of bread and wine in a way that is unique, a way that is uniquely suited to the Eucharist. In the Church’s traditional theological language, in the act of consecration during the Eucharist the “substance” of the bread and wine is  Read more …

How Far Will You Go For a Friend? The Gospel of Matthew 9:1 says Jesus came into his own city where there was a man sick of palsy, who obviously needed healing. While he could do nothing about it himself, his friends wanted to make sure the man received the touch he needed and carried  Read more …

Commenting on the often violent inhumanity of man to man, George Bernard Shaw in his play “Caesar and Cleopatra” sums things up this way: “And so, to the end of history, murder shall breed murder, always in the name of right and honor and peace, until the gods are tired of blood, and create a  Read more …

Revering all creatures St. Francis of Assisi intuitively sensed the indwelling of God in all things. As such, each creature was worthy of reverence and became the object of Francis’ special courtesy and respect. Francis preached to the birds and animals as easily as he preached to his fellow human beings. And his message was  Read more …

From the first chapters of Genesis to the closing verses of Revelation, angels play an important role in Scripture and are active throughout the story of God’s people. Angels are powerful, fascinating, and appear in many different ways and in many different situations. We are likely familiar with many of the angels that appear in  Read more …

Welcome message to Bishop Donald Lerow This weekend Bishop Lerow is making a pastoral visit to our Church of Saint Michael The Archangel. Here, we share humbling words. Bishop, on behalf of the good people of St. Michael, I welcome you and thank you for coming. We thank God for this wonderful day and we  Read more …

In the celebration of the Eucharist, the glorified Christ becomes present under the appearances of bread and wine in a way that is unique, a way that is uniquely suited to the Eucharist. In the Church’s traditional theological language, in the act of consecration during the Eucharist the “substance” of the bread and wine is  Read more …

No Dragon in Heaven ““MI-CA-EL”, (Hebrew) or “Who is like unto God?” was the cry of the great Archangel when he smote the rebel Lucifer in the conflict of the heavenly hosts. Michael was assigned to fight the devil. He was appointed to cast Lucifer out of Paradise for challenging the sovereignty of God. The  Read more …

How far are you willing to go to worship God? How far will you travel physically to worship Jesus? Why? Why do you go to a particular church? In fact, why go to church at all? Most importantly, what would the living God have you do? Most people simply go to church where their parents,  Read more …