On the Road Again
Third Sunday of Easter Scripture Readings I can’t overestimate the importance of today’s gospel reading. If you’re looking for an exposé of what the life of a Christian is all […]
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Whose Sins You Shall Forgive
Second Sunday of Easter Scripture Readings In preparing for today’s liturgy and homily, once again, as often happens, I discover that the common understanding of the gospel passage is not […]
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Seeing and Believing
Easter Sunday Scripture Readings In the eighteenth century, the Enlightenment turned the world on its head. Belief gave way to reason, and the scientific method of observation, questioning, proposing a […]
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The First Word
Easter Vigil Scripture Readings We began in darkness. We began this evening’s liturgy in darkness. We ourselves began in the darkness of the womb. The universe itself began in darkness. […]
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It Isn’t What You Think
Good Friday Scripture Readings Five years ago this week, I finished the first of my annual Lenten lecture series. The topic was on sin and evil. In that series, I […]
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The Three Faces of Eucharist
Maundy Thursday Scripture Readings Tonight, the focus is entirely on eucharist. Tonight, we not only observe the eucharist, we descend into it. We experience eucharist as our sacred communal meal. […]
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Falling into the Gap
Palm Sunday Scripture Readings Holy Week begins with Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem. It ends in defeat and death. What happened there in the middle? Remember the advertising jingle from […]
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Flesh and Spirit and Life
Paul contrasts two life-orientations—sarx and pneuma—and the raising of Lazarus shows us what it looks like when grief becomes trust.
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The Nature of Sin
Fourth Sunday of Lent Scripture Readings You know, it’s not every Sunday that I get significant theological insights and understanding from my work with the scriptures in preparing my homily […]
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Give Me a Drink
Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst;
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Now Walk
Second Sunday of Lent Scripture Readings Out of the whole liturgical year of following Jesus through his words and deeds, Lent stops all that and invites us to focus on […]
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Tell Me Who You Are
“He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry.” (Cycle A)
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The Pillars of Piety
Ash Wednesday Scripture Readings Today’s readings, the rest of the day, and the season it begins complete the movement we began in our Sunday liturgies through the Sermon on the […]
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To Fulfill the Law
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill”
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Light of the World
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden."
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Genuine Happiness
“He began to teach them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’”
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The Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand
Third Sunday Scripture Readings We’re seeing something here in today’s Gospel passage that we need to keep in the back of our minds throughout this coming liturgical year. We’re following […]
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Behold the Lamb of God
“Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God.”
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Remembering Our Commitment
“You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
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Do Not Be Afraid
"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.”