B14: The Second Sunday in Lent, Year B (2021)
“Promise me you will come back. Do you promise?” Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, heard this question each time he left one of his dear elderly congregants. This...
B06: The Epiphany of the Lord, Year B (2021)
“All of a sudden, everything got dark. It was Christmas Eve, many years ago…This year, we had decorated our tree with twinkle lights…We had never seen anything like it…And neither had our cat…Before we knew...
B02: The Second Sunday of Advent, Year B (2020)
“It happened just the other day. I was doing some paperwork. Then my phone rang, and I had to get up from my desk to answer it. After a brief conversation, I sat back down...
A48: The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (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)
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...