This homily reflects on how the stories we tell and the meals we share reveal God’s presence, centering on the Emmaus account where the disciples recognize Jesus when he blesses, breaks, and gives the bread.

It invites listeners to trust that Christ meets us on the road, helps complete our incomplete stories, and calls everyone into a universal lineage of faith through communion.

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This homily was offered in the presence of the congregation.

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Contributing to this episode: Reverend Mike Reardon, Reverend Amy Peterson, Dr. Kevin Seal, and Karen Marie Frederiksen.

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The Rev. Mike Reardon

Assistant Rector & Vicar of the Church of the Advocate.

Mike Reardon joined the staff at Trinity Church in January of 2024. Born and raised in eastern Connecticut, Mike earned a BA in Philosophy from the University of Connecticut before attending Berkeley Divinity School at Yale for his Master of Divinity.

Mike previously served at Grace in Asheville, Haywood Street Congregation in Asheville, and as a seminarian at St. Paul’s in Willimantic, Connecticut. He was ordained to the priesthood on the Feast of Julia Chester Emery, January 9, 2020. In addition to his role at Trinity Church, Mike also serves as vicar at Church of the Advocate. In each of these pastoral contexts, Mike is committed to cultivating a spirit of gentleness and an abiding sense of the blessedness we share with all God’s creatures.

Mike is a passionate cyclist, competing in bikepacking and gravel races. He loves to make homemade pizza, read, tend to his garden, and watch his beloved UConn Huskies play basketball.

This episode reflects on the Easter story: the grieving women at the empty tomb, the angel’s words "Do not be afraid," and how the resurrection overturns worldly assumptions about death and power. It contrasts human reassurances with the radical invitation to trust that God makes the impossible possible.

Through trembling ground and astonished joy, the homily encourages listeners to move from fear into faithful action—living out love and justice with the assurance that God is doing a new thing and Christ is risen.

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This homily was offered in the presence of the congregation.

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Contributing to this episode: Reverend Dr. R. Scott White, Reverend Amy Peterson, Dr. Kevin Seal, Nanette Popa and Karen Marie Frederiksen.

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This episode features a Palm Sunday homily inviting listeners to participate in Holy Week, explaining the procession into Jerusalem, the contrast between Jesus’ humility and Roman power, and the significance of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter.

Through biblical reflection and personal stories, the speaker encourages the congregation to remember Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection and to join the church for the week’s services.

We’re glad you’re here.

This homily was offered in the presence of the congregation.

If this reflection offered a moment of peace or perspective, we’d be grateful if you’d share, follow and leave a review. Your support helps others find 60 Church Street — and perhaps discover their own quiet moment of grace.

Contributing to this episode: Deacon Peter Hartwig, Reverend Amy Peterson, Dr. Kevin Seal and Karen Marie Frederiksen.

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Deacon Hartwig is Chaplain at Christ School in Asheville, North Carolina, where he serves as Director of Spiritual Life, overseeing the chapel program and anchoring the school's pillar of Spirituality. He has also taught Public Speaking and three other religion courses. His final ordination as a priest in the Episcopal Church is expected to take place early in the 2026-27 academic year.

Mr. Hartwig was an Echols Scholar at the University of Virginia, receiving his B.A. in Religious Studies & Classics in 2016. He then went on to receive master's degrees from the University of Cambridge (Master of Philosophy) and Princeton Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity).

Prior to joining Christ School, Mr. Hartwig held posts at Northwest University in Kirkland, Wash., and the Westminster Theological Centre in the United Kingdom. He also served as a Communications Associate for Global Endowment Management, LP in Charlotte.