Advent: A Season of Hope
November 30, 2025
1st Sunday of Advent Year A
Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44; Psalm 122
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Sister Karen Kapell speaks with Mildred “Tinker” Schuman, a tribal member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians as part of a ceremony on October 31, 2025 that celebrated the historic land transfer. (Courtesy of Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration)
Bishop James Powers, John D. Johnson, Sr., Tribal President of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, and Sister Sue Ernster pose in front of the Marywood property which was returned to the Tribe on October 31, 2025. (Courtesy of Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration)
1 Adam Borneman, “The Three C’s of the Apocalypse: Proclaiming God’s Advent as Clash,
Comfort, Calling,” Journal for Preachers: Advent 2025, Volume XLIX, Number 1, The Ministry
Collaborative: 2025, 21, 22, 24.
2 Robin Washington, “Catholic nuns in Wisconsin return land bought in 1966 to an Indigenous
tribe,” NPR Weekend Edition Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. Accessed 11/29/2025:
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/29/nx-s1-5615173/catholic-nuns-in-wisconsin-return-land-
bought-in-1966-to-an-indigenous-tribe
The King and I
November 23, 2025
Christ the King Sunday, Proper 29 Year C
Luke 23:33-43
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“About Christ the King,” Solemnity of Christ the King Background, First Freedom News,
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Website. Accessed 11/22/2025:
https://www.usccb.org/committees/religious-liberty/solemnity-christ-king-background.
The Wedding Robe
October 15, 2023
Church of the Servant
20th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 23 - Year A Matthew 22:1-14 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon (The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
Turn then, and Live
October 1, 2023
Church of the Servant
18th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 21 - Year A - Creation Liturgy Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon (The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
Photo by Jody (Iona, Scotland)
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