Archive for 2016
“Holy Crap” (2016 Commencement Day Baccalaureate Sermon)
The following recording (see link below) is Chaplain Brian Konkol’s 2016 Commencement Day Baccalaureate sermon, “Holy Crap”, given in Christ Chapel on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN) on May 29, 2016. The preaching text is Matthew 28:16-20. The Rev. Dr. Brian E. Konkol serves as Chaplain of the College, teaches in the Peace Studies program and Three […]
The Scandal of God’s Criminal Justice is Forgiveness
The following homily was published with the Huffington Post on April 12, 2016, and taken from a homily given in Christ Chapel, on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN) on April 11, 2016. The 2nd Chapter of Matthew’s Gospel holds a most horrific story, as it shares a section of Scripture that […]
Conflict is Life and Listening is Living
* The following text is taken from a homily given in Christ Chapel, on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN), on March 7, 2016. Please note that the below manuscript was written with the intention for it to be heard, not read, thus the various grammatical choices were made with an […]
When Good is Not Common
* The following text is taken from a sermon given in Christ Chapel, on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN), on February 14, 2016, for the First Sunday in the Season of Lent. Please note that the below manuscript was written with the intention for it to be heard, not read, thus […]