Lent V, Year C April 6. 2025 This Sunday we take a break from the Gospel of Luke and visit the Gospel of John. It is the account of a woman, and in this case specifically Mary of Bethany, who anoints Jesus with oil. Such an important event that all four Gospels have a version … Continue reading For the Love of Christ
Ash Wednesday, Year C Mar 5, 2025Matthew 6:1-6,16-21Joel 2:1-2,12-17 Lent. I wonder what you think when you hear that word? A time to deny yourself your favorite chocolate? Log off of social media? Do you think it is a time when you are to feel ashamed of your failures as if God was some sort … Continue reading The Fast I Choose
Lent 5, Year B 2024John 12:20-33 In our Gospel today, Jesus has already entered Jerusalem, the event we will actually celebrate next Sunday. It is the time for the Passover, so many Judeans, like Jesus and his followers, are filling the city for this holy celebration. And there were non-Jewish people that came to worship, … Continue reading You Want to See Jesus?
Lent 3, Year B 2024 How many of you remember the Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson? (Some of you may only know it as a Disney film.) The king has been tricked into believing that he has a magic outfit that can only be seen by intelligent people. When he walks down the … Continue reading Holy Foolishness
Lent 2, Year B 2024 I Have Decided to Follow Jesus That is a catchy little song that most of us know. We’ve decided to follow Jesus and there is no turning back. But when we sing that song, do we stop to think about what it means to follow Jesus? And no turning back? … Continue reading Cross & Suffering
John 9: 1-41 When I was a little girl, I would put on a blindfold and pretend I was blind because I wanted to know what it was like to have to manage life without sight. I think many of us did that, curious about how one needed to use our other sense more when … Continue reading A story of a blind man/la historia de un ciego
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