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Reflection for Pentecost Sunday C

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:June 3, 2022
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Acts 2: 1-11 (RM) or 1-21 (RCL); Psalm 104; 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-7, 12-13 or Romans 8: 8-17 (RM) or 14-17 (RCL); John 20: 19-23 or John 14: 15-16, 23b-26…

Reflection for the Feast of the Ascension C

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:May 27, 2022
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Acts 1: 1-11; Psalm 47; Ephesians 1: 17-23 or Hebrews 9: 24-28, 10: 19-23; Luke 24: 44-53 (RM in Canada) or 46-53 (RM in the U.S.)If your locality or your…

Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Easter C

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:May 20, 2022
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Acts 15: 1-2, 22-29 (RM) or Acts 16: 9-15 (RCL); Psalm 67; Revelation 21: 10-14, 22-23 (RM) or 10, 22-27, 22: 1-5 (RCL); John 14: 23-29. How can you have…

Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Easter C

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:May 13, 2022
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Acts 14: 21-27 (RM) or Acts 11: 1-18 (RCL); Psalm 145 (RM) or 148 (RCL); Revelation 21: 1-5a (RM) or 1-6 (RCL); John 13: 31-35. “Love, love, love. Love, love,…

Reflection for the Third Sunday of Easter C

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:April 29, 2022
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Acts 5: 27-32, 40b-41 (RM) or Acts 9: 1-6 (RCL); Psalm 30; Revelation 5: 11-14; John 21: 1-19. It’s approaching that time of year again, or what used to be…

Reflection for the Second Sunday of Easter C

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:April 22, 2022
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Acts 5: 12-16 (RM) or 27-32 (RCL); Psalm 118; Revelation 1: 9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 (RM) or 4-8 (RCL); John 20: 19-31.There’s much to be said for well-founded doubt. Doubt is…

A Reflection for Easter Sunday

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:April 15, 2022
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Acts 10: 34a, 37-43 (RM) or 34-43, or alt. Isaiah 65: 17-25 (RCL); Psalm 118; Colossians 3: 1-4 (RM) or 1 Corinthians 15: 19-26 or Acts 10: 34-43 (RCL); John…

Reflection for Palm Sunday / Passion Sunday C

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:April 8, 2022
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Isaiah 50: 4-7 (RM) or 4-9a (RCL); Psalm 22 (RM) or Psalm 31 (RCL); Philippians 2: 6-11 (RM) or 5-11 (RCL); Luke 22: 14--23: 56 (RM and RCL) or Luke…

Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent C

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:April 1, 2022
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Isaiah 43: 16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3: 8-14 (RM) or 4b-14 (RCL); John 8: 1-11 (RM) or John 12: 1-8 (RCL).We’re approaching Holy Week. Next Sunday is Passion Sunday, Palm…

True Forgiveness is Guilt Free

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:March 25, 2022
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Joshua 5: 9-12; Psalm 34 (RM) Psalm 32 (RCL); 2 Corinthians 5: 17-21 (RM) 16-21 (RCL); Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32. Forgiveness is hard. Especially when it comes shrink-wrapped in guilt.…