Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 Lent 5C What thread ties these three texts together on this fifth Sunday of Lent? The..
Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Lent 5C Why do we choose estrangement? I recognize that separation often gets imposed..
Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Lent 4C Why do we choose estrangement? I recognize that separation often gets imposed..
Isaiah 55:1-9; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 Lent 3C Every now and then God unexpectedly puts me in just the right place..
Genesis 15:1-12,17-18; Luke 13:31-35 Lent 2C This week we are grateful to John Wurster for providing the lectionary reflection. In this short..
Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Luke 4:1-13 Lent 1C What is the chief end of man? Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy..
Exodus 34:29-35; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36 Being in a cloud disorients. When fog envelops the landscape, the familiar drive up the..
Genesis 45:3-11, 15; Luke 6:27-38 Ordinary 7C; Proper 2 The Genesis text for this week offers an image of what Jesus instructs..
Jeremiah 17:5-10; Luke 6:17-26 Ordinary 6C / Proper 1 Blessed or cursed. Blessings and woes. Compare and contrast. Both the reading from..
Isaiah 6:1-13; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 Ordinary 5C I wonder what Simon really thought when Jesus instructed him to put his..
Jeremiah 1:4-10; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 Ordinary 4C Do you ever hear about an event in history or read a story..
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 Ordinary 3C Maybe the cold temperatures, the short days and the sluggishness of..
John 2:1-11 Ordinary 2C Jesus’ first sign is turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana. Jesus, Mary and Jesus’ newly..
Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Year C Do not fear. I have called you by name. You are..
Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12 Epiphany Year C Nations shall come to your light. Gentiles have become fellow heirs. Wise men..
1 Samuel 2:18-20; Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52 Christmas 1C “He has a profound, profound faith. All were moved by the depth of..
Micah 5:2-5a; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-55 Advent 4C Women blessed by God accomplish the previously unimaginable. “Silent Night, Holy Night!” – one..
Zephaniah 3:14-20; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 Advent 3C Rejoice, you brood of vipers there is still time to repent! I love the..
Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 3:1-6 Advent 2C The timing for John the Baptist to emerge from the wilderness came in the 15th year..
Jeremiah 33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36 Advent 1C The days are surely coming when struggling with texts about the heavens and..
2 Samuel 23:1-7; Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37 The language of “king” perplexes and confounds. For some, it creates a stumbling block to..
1 Samuel 1:4-20; Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18) 19-25; Mark 13:1-8 Ordinary 33B Proper 28 Occasionally, when the Outlook staff emails one another we begin..
Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17; Mark 12:38-44 Ordinary 32B Proper 27 What obligation do we have to those in our society who cannot provide..
Hebrews 9:11-14; Mark 12:28-34 Ordinary 31B Proper 26 At first reading of the Gospel text this week, I marveled at the audacity..
Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:46-52 Proper 25 Ordinary 30B I found myself getting emotional as I read and studied the..
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