Father Todd Bragg's Sermons along with Other Thoughts . . .
The blog of Father Todd Bragg . . . Anglican Priest and Rector of St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church (Indianapolis, Indiana) . . . Husband . . . Chicago Cubs Fan . . . . Notre Dame Fighting Irish Fan . . . Elvis Presley fan . . . Indiana native (aka "Hoosier") . . . Baseball Fan . . . Did I mention a Chicago Cubs Fan????? . . . This blog will contain sermons and other random musings of Fr. Todd along with interesting pictures, links, etc.,
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 30th, 2025
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Third Sunday in Lent, March 23rd, 2025
Third Sunday in Lent, March 23rd, 2025
Sin is like that as well. We may keep doing the same wrong things all over again even though deep down inside we know that the sinful behaviour is no good for us but we keep going back and doing the same thing over and over again. In the Fifth Chapter of St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians, we hear the following: "For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord." (Ephesians 5:8) Our Blessed Saviour redeemed us by His Own Precious Blood. Our Saviour took our sins upon His shoulders and carried them to that hill at Calvary. Our Saviour saved us from our sins by dying on the Cross for us. With all of this in mind, it begs the question: why do we do what we do . . . . especially when we supposedly know better? How often do we do something really stupid and then we say out loud to ourselves: "Why did I do that?" St. Paul is saying to the Ephesians just like he is saying to us: "You used to be ignorant of your sins but now you have knowledge in Christ . . . you are knowledgeable of Our Lord . . . you know about Him . . you know His ways . . . you know Him . . . . now, act like Him and do not go back to your former, sinful ways." This, in essence, is what St. Paul was saying to the church at Ephesus and what he is saying to us.
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Second Sunday in Lent, March 16th, 2025
Second Sunday in Lent, March 16th, 2025
Now the point that we can all learn from this is to be determined and to have faith. The woman of Canaan had both. She recognized Our Lord to be the source of help and healing for her daughter. But she was also determined. In faith, we need to be determined. But we need to be determined for the right reason. In other words, sometimes we only get "religious" when we need God for something: We want to get hired for a new job. We need a favour of some sort. We need guidance to get our of a jam. Now there is nothing wrong with going to Our Heavenly Father when we need His assistance. What is wrong, though, is when we ONLY go to Him when we need something and forget about Him the rest of the time. A lot of people only go to God when they get into a jam or when they need something. They suddenly get real "religious" when they are in need but the rest of the time they act as if there is no God. Our Lord came to offer us Salvation. He came to die on the Cross for us. But He also spent some thirty-three years on this earth being a human being like you and I. He knows what it is like to walk in your shoes. He knows what it is like to laugh and to cry. He knows what it is like to work and to rest. He knows what it is like to walk in your shoes as a human being. As such, we can go to Him on a daily basis and we should go to Him on a daily basis. Do not just go to God when you are in need of something. Go to God every day with your concerns, your joys, your sorrows, your everything.
Saturday, March 8, 2025
First Sunday in Lent, March 9th, 2025
First Sunday in Lent, March 9th, 2025
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Quinquagesima, March 3rd, 2025
Quinquagesima, or the Sunday Next before Lent, March 2nd, 2025
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Septuagesima, February 16th, 2025
Septuagesima, or the third Sunday before Lent, February 16th, 2025
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, February 9th, 2025
Fifth Sinday after Epiphany, February 9th, 2025