Sermons
Welcome to our sermons page! We post audio versions of sermons, homilies, and reflections here as well as Soundcloud.com and on YouTube. See links below:
Watch our live-streamed services and find more recordings on the Chapel YouTube channel.
2024 – 2025
To hear audio recordings on SoundCloud, click on the dates.
Sunday, September 29, 2024- Sunday- Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Monday, September 23, 2024- Monday Morning Prayer – Dr. Anna Stewart – View the livestream
Sunday, September 22, 2024 – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Friday, September 20, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer- Devotion read by Gabby Unzicker –View the livestream
Wednesday, September 18, 2024- Celebrate! – James Wetzstein- View the livestream
Monday, September 16, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Kat Peters– View the livestream
Sunday, September 15, 2024 – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Friday, September 13, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – Becca Schatte– View the livestream
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 – Celebrate! – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Monday, September 9, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Coach Roger Powell – View the livestream
Sunday, September 8, 2024 – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Friday, September 6, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – Frank Maldonado-Colon ‘25 – View the livestream
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 – Celebrate! – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Sunday, September 1, 2024 – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Friday, August 30, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – Micah Koppang ‘25 – View the livestream
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 – Celebrate! – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Monday, August 26, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Sunday, August 25, 2024 – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Friday, August 23, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – Allison DeMik ’25 – View the livestream
Sunday, August 18, 2024 – Welcome Sunday – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Mon., May 6, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Dr. Kevin Gary – View the livestream
Sun., May 5, 2024 – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Fri., May 3, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – Hope Biermann “On Hope” – View the livestream
Mon., Apr. 29, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Brother James Dixon – View the livestream
Sun., Apr. 28, 2024 – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Fri., Apr. 26, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – Brynn Conway “Grief & Growth when Pruning” – View the livestream
Wed., Apr. 24, 2024 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Mon., Apr. 22, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Dr. Lara Pudwell – View the livestream
Sun., Apr. 21, 2024 – Rev. James Wetzstein, – View the livestream
Fri., Apr. 19, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – Lee Ross “Living and Loving Authentically” – View the livestream
Wed., Apr. 17, 2024 – Celebrate! Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Mon., Apr. 15, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Eli Owen – View the livestream
Sun., Apr. 14, 2024 – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Fri., Apr. 12, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – O. P. Kretzmann’s “The Brave Road” – View the livestream
Wed., Apr. 10, 2024 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Mon., Apr. 8, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Dr. Todd Hillwig – View the livestream
Sun., Apr. 7, 2024 – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Fri., Apr. 5, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – Logan Albright “Learning from Others” – View the livestream
Wed., Apr. 3, 2024 – Celebrate! Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Mon., Apr. 1, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Rev. Jack Franicevich – View the livestream
Sun., Mar. 31, 2024 – Easter Sunday – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Fri., Mar. 29, 2024 – Good Friday – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Thurs., Mar. 28, 2024 – Maundy – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Wed., Mar. 27, 2024 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Sun., Mar. 24, 2024 – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Mon., Mar. 18, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Grace E. Biermann – View the livestream
Fri., Mar. 1, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – Nathan Janke “Service as Jab Cross Combo” – View the livestream
Wed., Feb. 28, 2024 – Celebrate! Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Mon, Feb. 26, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Deaconess Kristin Lewis – View the livestream
Sun., Feb. 25, 2024 – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Fri., Feb. 23, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – Anna Speckhard “Living a Life of Love.” – View the livestream
Wed., Feb. 21, 2024 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Mon, Feb. 19, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Dr. Julien C. H. Smith – View the livestream
Sun., Feb. 18, 2024 – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Fri., Feb. 16, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – Mary Emma Zimmerman “Finding Peace in an Extraordinary, Ordinary Life” – View the livestream
Wed., Feb. 14, 2024 – Celebrate! Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Wed., Feb. 14, 2024 – Ash Wednesday Morning Prayer – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Mon, Feb. 12, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Fr. Jacob McDaniel – View the livestream
Sun., Feb. 11, 2024 – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Fri., Feb. 9, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – Carolina Bowen “A Thank You Note for the Chapel” – View the livestream
Wed., Feb. 7, 2024 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Mon, Feb. 5, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Rev. Dr. Amanda Brobst-Renaud – View the livestream
Sun., Feb. 4, 2024 – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Fri., Feb. 2, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – Hannah Bhakta “Novel Methodology of Loving Yourself in College” – View the livestream
Wed., Jan. 31, 2024 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Mon, Jan. 29, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Professor Caroline Ban – View the livestream
Sun., Jan. 28, 2024 – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Fri., Jan. 26, 2024 – Friday Morning Prayer – Rev. Katherine Museus “Life’s Seasons” – View the livestream
Wed., Jan. 24, 2024 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Mon, Jan. 22, 2024 – Monday Morning Prayer – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Sun., Jan. 21, 2024 – Rev. James Wetzstein – No livestream
Wed., Jan. 17, 2024 – Celebrate! Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Sun., Jan. 14, 2024 – MLK Sunday – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Wed., Jan. 10, 2024 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Fri., Nov. 17, 2023 – Friday Morning Prayer – Frank Maldonado Colon “Thankful” – View the livestream
Mon, Nov. 27, 2023 – Monday Morning Prayer – Dcs Karen Hernes – View the livestream
Wed., Nov. 15, 2023 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Mon. Nov. 13, 2023 – Monday Morning Prayer – Dr. Karen Allen “Stories you don’t hear – reflections on travel to Israel” – View the livestream
Sun., Nov. 12, 2023 – Rev. Katherine Museus
Fri., Nov. 10, 2023 – Friday Morning Prayer – Christian Koppang “A Faithful Warrior” – View the livestream
Wed., Nov. 8, 2023 – Celebrate! Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Mon, Nov. 6, 2023 – Monday Morning Prayer – Morgan Folgers, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship – View the livestream
Sun., Nov. 5, 2023 – All Saints Sunday – View the livestream
Fri., Nov. 3, 2023 – Student Reflection: Micah Koppang – View the livestream
Wed., Nov. 1, 2023 – Celebrate! with Pastor Jim “All the Saints!” – View the livestream
Mon., Oct. 30, 2023 – Dr. Anna Stewart, Director, Institute for Leadership and Service – View the livestream
Sun., Oct. 29, 2023 – Reformation Sunday – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Fri., Oct. 27, 2023 – Senior Allison Plachta – View the livestream
Wed., Oct. 25, 2023 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Mon, Oct. 23, 2023 – Dr. Susan R. Holman, John R. Eckrich Chair and Professor, Religion and the Healing Arts
Sun., Oct. 22, 2023 – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Fri., Oct. 20, 2023 – “Do You Want to Get Well?” by Eli Conklin, student reflection – View the livestream
Wed., Oct 18, 2023 – Celebrate! Rev. James Wetzstein
Mon. Oct. 16, 2023 – Day of Prayers for Israel and Palestine: Reflection from Valpo students – View the livestream
Mon., Oct. 9, 2023 – Rev. Dr. Brian Beckstrom, Asst. Vice President for Mission “It’s Not About You” – View the livestream
Sun., Oct. 8, 2023 – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Fri., Oct. 6, 2023 – Friday Morning Prayer – selections from Oscar Romero – View the livestream
Wed., Oct. 4, 2023 – Celebrate! Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Mon., Oct. 2, 2023 – Kim Boone, Director of Counseling Services – View the livestream
Sun., Oct. 1, 2023 – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Fri., Sept. 29, 2023 – Friday Morning Prayer – selections from Dr. John Nunes – View the livestream
Wed. Sept. 27, 2023 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Mon, Sept. 25, 2023 – Deaconess Kat Peters – “Just Breathe” – View the livestream
Sun., Sept. 24, 2023 – Homecoming Sunday – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Fri., Sept. 22, 2023 – Friday Morning Prayer – Senior Steven Engel – View the livestream
Wed., Sept. 20, 2023 – Celebrate! “Wrestling a Blessing Out of Life” – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Mon., Sept. 18, 2023 – Dr. Kevin Gary, Professor of Education – View the livestream
Sun., Sept. 17, 2023 – Rev. Katherine Museus – Read the manuscript
Fri., Sept. 15, 2023 – “Imposter Syndrome,” from the writings of Rev. James Wetzstein, read by Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Mon., Sept. 11, 2023 – Natalie Muskin-Press, Assistant Director for Prevention and Wellness Education – View the livestream
Sun., Sept. 10, 2023 – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Fri., Sept. 8, 2023 – senior Sophia Ullery – View the livestream
Wed., Sept. 6, 2023 – Celebrate! – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Sun., Sept. 3, 2023 – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 – “God Meets You Where You Are” – from the writings of Jesuit priest James Martin, SJ
Wed., Aug. 30, 2023 – Celebrate! – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Mon, Aug, 28, 2023 – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023 – Rev. James Wetzstein – View the livestream
Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 – Reflection from writings of N.T. Wright – View the livestream
Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023 – Welcome Sunday – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
Audio recordings:
May 8 – Monday Morning Prayer – senior Graham Butler – View the livestream
May 7 – Sunday morning worship – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
May 5 – Friday Morning Prayer – JT Mack – View the livestream
May 3 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
May 1 – Monday Morning Prayer – Andrew Knox, Senior Coordinator of International Student Services – View the livestream
April 30 – Sunday morning worship – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
April 28 – Friday Morning Prayer – Micah Koppang “Bitter to Bittersweet” – View the livestream
April 26 – Celebrate! Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
April 24 – Monday Morning Prayer – Dr. Rick Wolff, Professor of Communication and Visual Arts – View the livestream
April 23 – Sunday morning worship – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
April 21 – Friday Morning Prayer – Chloe Smith – View the livestream
April 19 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
April 17 – Monday Morning Prayer – Dr. Bob Clark, Associate Professor of Chemistry – View the livestream
April 16 – Sunday – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
April 14 – Friday Morning Prayer – Azeez Lakhani “Building Ourselves and Our Communities”
April 12 – Celebrate! Rev. James A. Wetzstein
April 10 – Monday Morning Prayer – Dr. Lara Pudwell – Read the manuscript
April 9 – The Resurrection of Our Lord – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
April 7 – Good Friday – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – No livestream
April 6 – Maundy Thursday – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – No livestream
April 5 – Holy Week Celebrate – Rev. Katherine Museus
April 2 – Palm Sunday – Rev. Katherine Museus – View the livestream
March 31 – Friday Morning Prayer – Ryan Glassman “Then Came the Sun” – View the livestream
March 29 – Celebrate! with Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
March 26 – Sunday morning – Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – View the livestream
March 20 – Monday Morning Prayer – Tal Howard, Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Chair in Christian Ethics – View the livestream
March 3 – Friday Morning Prayer – Brett Butler – “Vengeance Belongs to God” – View the livestream
March 1 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – View the livestream
Feb. 27: Monday Morning Prayer – Momin Mirza, Director of the Rifai Institute, VU Interfaith Center – View the livestream
Feb. 26: Sunday Morning – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
Feb. 24: Friday Morning Prayer – Derrick Minnick – “Thus Far the LORD Has Helped Us” – View the livestream
Feb. 22: Celebrate! for Ash Wednesday – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
Feb. 20: Monday Morning Prayer – Adam Reinsma, Coordinator of International Student Services – View the livestream
Feb. 19 – Sunday morning – Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – View the livestream
Feb. 17: Friday morning – Kaitlyn Jedrzejowski, “Authentic Self” – No livestream
Feb. 13: Monday morning – Peter David Gross, Lay Eucharistic Minister at Cornerstone Anglican Church in Valparaiso and President of the Christian Adulthood Initiative – View the livestream
Feb. 12: Sunday morning – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
Feb. 10: Friday Morning Prayer – Brett Butler, “Children of God” – No livestream
Feb. 8: Celebrate! – Keith “Cheezy” Peters from Camp Lutherhaven – View the livestream
Feb. 6: Morning Prayer – Liz Jarnigan, Associate Athletic Director – Academic Support & Student Services – Read the manuscript
Feb. 5: Sunday Morning – Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay –View the livestream
Feb. 3: Friday Morning Prayer – Marypaz Arroyo, “A Poor Faithful Servant” – View the livestream
Feb. 1: Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay, “When I Am Weak then I Am Strong” – View the livestream
Jan. 30: Monday Morning Prayer: Dr. Julie Peller – View the livestream
Jan. 29: Sunday morning – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
Jan. 27: Friday Morning Prayer – Dahliah Wilkes “Turn Your Pain Into Praise” – View the livestream
Jan. 25: Celebrate! Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
Jan. 23: Monday Morning Prayer – Dr. Jacob W. Torbeck – View the livestream
Jan. 22: Sunday morning – Rev. Dr. Amanda Brobst-Renaud – View the livestream
Jan. 20: Friday Morning Prayer – Frank Maldonado Colon “Integrity in God” – View the livestream
Jan. 18: Celebrate! Rev. Dr. Amanda Brobst Renaud
Jan. 15: Sunday Morning – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – No audio or livestream due to technical difficulties
Jan. 13: Friday Morning Prayer – Dahliah Wilkes “New Year, New Beginnings” – View the livestream
Jan. 11: Celebrate! Rev. James A. Wetzstein
Dec. 7 – Celebrate! Rev. James A. Wetzstein “It’s About Trust” – No livestream
Dec. 5 – Monday Morning Prayer – Provost Eric Johnson – No livestream
Dec. 4 – Sunday Morning – Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – No livestream
Dec. 2 – Friday Morning Prayer – Genevieve Brown “The K.E.Y.S. to Success” – No livestream
Nov. 30 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – No livestream
Nov. 28 – Monday Morning Prayer: Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – View the livestream
Nov. 18 – Friday Morning Prayer – Christian Koppang – View the livestream
Nov. 16 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay
Nov. 14 – Monday Morning Prayer: Lutheran Leaders – View the livestream
Nov. 13 – Sunday – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
Nov. 11 – Friday Morning Prayer – Frank Maldonado Colon “The New Exodus” – View the livestream
Nov. 10 – Memorial Service: Dr. Ana “Marcie” Sariol – homily by Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay
Nov. 10 Memorial Service: Dr. Ana “Marcie” Sariol – Remembrances by Jose D. Padilla
Remembrances by Niclas Erhardt, Ph.D., Dean, College of Business & Remembrances by Michelle Van Solt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing
Nov. 9 – Celebrate! Rev. James A. Wetzstein – No livestream
Nov. 7 – Monday Morning Prayer – Carolyn E. Whittier, Asst. Vice President of Student Life – View the livestream
Nov. 6 All Saints Sunday – Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – View the livestream
Nov. 4 – Friday Morning Prayer – Dahliah Wilkes reads “The Gift of Friendship” by Amy Martinez – View the livestream
Oct. 31 – Monday Morning Prayer – President Jose D. Padilla – View the livestream
Oct. 30 – Reformation Sunday – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
Oct. 28 – Friday Morning Prayer – Frank Maldonado Colon – View the livestream
Oct. 26 – Celebrate! Rev. James A. Wetzstein – No livestream
Oct. 24 – Monday Morning Prayer – Rev. Dr. Brian Beckstrom, Assist. Vice President, Mission, Church & Ministry – View the livestream
Oct. 23 – Sunday Morning – Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – View the livestream
Oct. 21 – Friday Morning Prayer – Ariel Farrar – View the livestream
Oct. 19 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – No livestream
Oct. 17 – Monday Morning Prayer – Dcs. Karen Hernes – View the livestream
Oct. 16 – Sunday Morning Worship – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – No livestream
Oct. 10, 2022 – Monday Morning Prayer – Dr. Julien Smith, Assoc. Prof. of Humanities & Theology, Christ College – No livestream
Oct. 9, 2022 – Sunday Morning – Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – View the livestream
Oct. 7, 2022 – Friday Morning Prayer – Dahliah Wilkes “Made In His Image” – No livestream
Oct. 5, 2022 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – No livestream
Oct. 3, 2022 – Monday Morning Prayer – Dr. Amanda Brobst-Renaud, Assistant Professor of Theology – View the livestream
Oct, 2, 2022 – Sunday Morning – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
Sept. 30, 2022 – Friday Morning Prayer, Frank Maldonado Colon – View the livestream
Sept. 28, 2022 – Celebrate! Rev. James A. Wetzstein – No livestream
Sept. 26, 2022 – Monday Morning Prayer – Rachel MacDonald, Director of Church Vocations, Institute for Leadership & Service CAPS Program Coordinator – View the livestream
Homecoming Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022 – Message by Soul Purpose – View the livestream
Sept. 23, 2022 – Friday Morning Prayer – Dahliah Wilkes reads “Servant Power,” an excerpt from Katelyn Beaty’s book Celebrities for Jesus.
Sept. 21, 2022 – Celebrate! with Pastor Katherine Museus Dabay – No livestream
Sept. 19, 2022 – Monday Morning Prayer – Dr. Aaron Preston, Professor of Philosophy – View the livestream
Sept. 18, 2022 – Sunday morning – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
Sept. 16, 2022 – Friday Morning Prayer – “Do No Harm,” a reflection written by retired United Methodist Bishop Reuben P. Job – View the livestream
Sept. 14, 2022 – Celebrate! Rev. James A. Wetzstein – No livestream
Sept. 12, 2022 – Monday Morning Prayer – Dcs. Lisa Polito – View the livestream
Sept. 11, 2022 – Sunday Morning Worship – Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – View the livestream
Sept. 7, 2022 – Celebrate! Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – No livestream
Sept. 4, 2022 – Sunday Morning Worship – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
Sept. 2, 2022 – Friday Morning Prayer: Frank Maldonado Colon
Aug. 31, 2022 – Celebrate! Rev. James A. Wetzstein – No livestream
Aug. 29, 2022 – Morning Prayer: “My Favorite Verse” – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream
Aug. 28, 2022 – Sunday Morning Worship – Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – View the livestream
Aug. 26, 2022 – Friday Morning Prayer – Jillian Seeger – View the livestream
Aug. 24, 2022 – Celebrate! with Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay – No livestream
Aug. 21, 2022 – Welcome Sunday – Rev. James A. Wetzstein – View the livestream