Advent 4, Year CDec. 22, 2024Luke 1:39-45(46-55) We are getting so close to Christmas–but not yet! It’s almost like waiting for the Second Coming of Christ. It’s here, but not fully. And today we encounter two pregnant women, pregnant with sons who will enter the world and turn it on its head, but not quite … Continue reading Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant
Advent III Year CDec. 15, 2024 Luke 3:7-18 Well, today is the third Sunday of Advent! The third candle we light is for joy. It is pink historically representing Gaudete Sunday, meaning rejoice! And nothing says rejoice like being called a brood of vipers! John the Baptist is not warm and cuddly, and a really … Continue reading Hey, You Brood of Vipers
Advent II Year C Dec. 8, 2024 Luke 3:1-6Canticle 16 Prepare ye the way of the Lord! These are familiar advent words spoken by the prophet Isaiah in today’s Gospel reading and echoed in a beautiful song sung by John the Baptist’s own father, Zechariah, in our Canticle this morning. This two thousand year old … Continue reading Prepare The Way
1st Sunday of Advent Year C, 2024 On December 26, 2004 the third largest recorded underwater earthquake occurred off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra and caused a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed hundreds of thousands of people. Now, there is a tsunami early warning system consisting of thousands of measurement … Continue reading Advent Hope
25th Sunday After Pentecost Nov. 10, 2024 Baptism Today we are celebrating a baptism. A new life is being dedicated to God, the church, and to us; to say yes to this child’s formation into the mystery of Christ’s birth, death, and resurrection. Holy Baptism is one of the most important Sacraments of the Church, … Continue reading I Will, With God’s Help
All Saints Sunday Nov. 3, 2024 Isaiah 25:6-9Revelation 21:1-6aJohn 11:32-44 It’s the beginning of November already and we are celebrating All Saints Day Sunday today. Really we are combining the three-day historical tradition of All Hallow’s Eve, All Saints, and All Souls. In many Western Christian countries we remember our loved ones who have died … Continue reading What Makes a Saint
22nd Sunday after Pentecost Proper 24 Oct. 20, 2024 Have you ever had a harrowing experience where you were injured or barely escaped death? Let’s say a car accident or a natural disaster like a hurricane? Imagine finally making it home to tell the tale to your loved ones hoping for sympathy and concern only … Continue reading The Cup We Drink From
21st Sunday after PentecostYear B Mark 10:17-31 When you were a child (or maybe an adult!), did you ever climb up a tree or go rock climbing only to find yourself stuck and unable to get back down to safety? I can recall a time when I went river rafting. It was high water season … Continue reading Clinging
19th Sunday after Pentecost Sept. 29, 2024Mark 9:38-50 I come from a family of salt lovers. So much so that I threatened to give my mother and sister a salt lick for Christmas one year so that they could just keep it by their place at the table for whenever they needed it because a … Continue reading We Are Salty!
SyroPhonecian Woman by Julia Stankova 16th Sunday after Pentecost Sept. 8, 2024 Mark 7:24-37 How many of you have a table in your house that you gather around to talk or eat a meal? Where is that table in your home? Do you have more than one? Gathering around a table is hugely important to … Continue reading Dropping Crumbs
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