A48: The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
October 19, 2020
“I can do it myself!” eight year old Michael Renninger told his father as he tried to set up the pup tent. “I don’t need to tell you what a disaster ensued, but there was...
A45: The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
September 28, 2020
After spending a lovely morning at Melk Abbey, Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church, Richmond, Virginia, made the mistake of looking at his phone when he got back on the bus. He...
A35: The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
July 20, 2020
In today’s sermon, from Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 and Romans 8:26-39, Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, tells the story of Thelma, an African American woman who attended the cathedral...
A26: The Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year A (2020)
May 18, 2020
Father Michael Renninger, Pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, remembers showing a visitor around the sanctuary of his church. I don’t like your cross,” the man said. “Why?” Renninger asked “Look at...
A24: The Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A (2020)
May 4, 2020
Have you ever had someone tell you that you look like or act like your parents? This is true for Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia. He says that the...