Mine Know Me 04/21/2024 “I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me …”
Kairos: the Critical Moment 04/14/2024 “Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself.”
As the Father Has Sent Me … 04/07/2024 “’Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
We Are an Easter People 03/31/2024 “For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.”
Beyond Expectations 03/31/2024 “He has been raised. He is not here.”
Service as Eucharist 03/29/2024 “It is finished.”
Selfless Eucharist 03/28/2024 “I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.”
What Are You Looking For? 03/24/2024 Palm Sunday Scripture Readings God and humankind seem always to be at cross-purposes. God is forever reaching out to show himself to us, to tell us about himself, and to lift us up out of…
Read more: What Are You Looking For? When We Are Lifted Up 03/17/2024 “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.”
Doing the Truth 03/10/2024 “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
Cleansing the Temple 03/03/2024 “Take these out of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.”
Beyond the Bible 02/25/2024 “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
Temptation Reimagined 02/18/2024 “He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.”
A Recipe for Repentance 02/14/2024 “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them.”
To Pray as We Ought 02/11/2024 “‘I do will it. Be made clean.’ The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean.”
The Disciples’ Transformation 02/04/2024 “He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them.”
The Human Dilemma 01/28/2024 “I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
Detachment from Fear 01/21/2024 “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Steps to Discipleship 01/14/2024 Second Sunday Scripture Readings Today, we begin to follow the ministry of Jesus—a ministry that commenced when his true identity was revealed at his baptism by John in the Jordan River. In a short while,…
Read more: Steps to Discipleship We Have Seen His Star 01/07/2024 “They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother.”
Becoming the God-Bearer 01/01/2024 “And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.”
Dimensions of Spirituality 12/31/2023 “The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.”
The Message Takes Flesh 12/25/2023 “And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.”
Keeping the Night Watch 12/25/2023 “For today in the city of David
a savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord.”
People Full of Grace 12/24/2023 “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord, may it be done to me according to your word.”
Herald of the Nativity 12/17/2023 “I baptize with water; but there is one among you whom you do not recognize, the one who is coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.”
John, Jesus, and Elijah 12/10/2023 “John went throughout the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.”
The Future Is Now 12/03/2023 “What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!”
The Christian Option 11/26/2023 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne.”
The Day of Reckoning 11/19/2023 “’Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities.’”
Unprepared for the Spirit 11/12/2023 “‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us!’ But he said in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’”
The Hypocrisy of Privilege 11/05/2023 “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
Saint <Your Name Here> 11/01/2023 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.”
Incarnation in Action 10/29/2023 “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”
Caesar and God 10/22/2023 “Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.”
Our Place at the Table 10/15/2023 “Bind his hands and feet and cast him into the darkness outside.”
The Vineyard of the Soul 10/08/2023 “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”
Obedient Unto Death 10/01/2023 “…and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
The Last Judgment 09/24/2023 “My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go.”
Why Should I Forgive Them? 09/17/2023 “Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant as I had pity on you?”
Human and Divine 09/10/2023 “For wherever two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
The Cost of Discipleship 09/03/2023 “For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory.”
Five Milestones of Faith 08/27/2023 Twenty-First Sunday Scripture Readings In the region of Caesarea Philippi—a Gentile territory far to the north of Galilee, Jesus sits down with his disciples and says, “Look, guys, I know they’re talking about me. What’re…
Read more: Five Milestones of Faith It Is Good to Give Thanks 08/20/2023 “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.”
Where’s God? 08/13/2023 Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”
White Vestments on a Green Day 08/06/2023 “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”
The Reign of God Is in You 07/30/2023 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind.”
Gather Us In 07/23/2023 “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn.”
Thy Kingdom Come 07/16/2023 “Whoever has ears ought to hear.”
Surrender to Win 07/09/2023 “Come to me all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Adjusting Our Focus 07/02/2023 “And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because the little one is a disciple—amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.”
The Allegiance to Systemic Greed 06/25/2023 “Then he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.”
“I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me …”
“Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself.”
“’Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
“For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.”
“He has been raised. He is not here.”
“It is finished.”
“I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.”
Palm Sunday Scripture Readings God and humankind seem always to be at cross-purposes. God is forever reaching out to show himself to us, to tell us about himself, and to lift us up out of… Read more: What Are You Looking For?
“The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.”
“Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
“Take these out of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.”
“This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
“He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.”
“‘I do will it. Be made clean.’ The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean.”
“He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them.”
“I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Second Sunday Scripture Readings Today, we begin to follow the ministry of Jesus—a ministry that commenced when his true identity was revealed at his baptism by John in the Jordan River. In a short while,… Read more: Steps to Discipleship
“They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother.”
“And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.”
“The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.”
“And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.”
“For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord.”
“Behold, I am the servant of the Lord, may it be done to me according to your word.”
“I baptize with water; but there is one among you whom you do not recognize, the one who is coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.”
“John went throughout the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.”
“What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!”
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne.”
“’Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities.’”
“‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us!’ But he said in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’”
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.”
“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”
“Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.”
“Bind his hands and feet and cast him into the darkness outside.”
“The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”
“…and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
“My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go.”
“Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant as I had pity on you?”
“For wherever two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
“For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory.”
Twenty-First Sunday Scripture Readings In the region of Caesarea Philippi—a Gentile territory far to the north of Galilee, Jesus sits down with his disciples and says, “Look, guys, I know they’re talking about me. What’re… Read more: Five Milestones of Faith
“O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.”
Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind.”
“First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn.”
“Whoever has ears ought to hear.”
“Come to me all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.”
“And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because the little one is a disciple—amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.”
“Then he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.”