Identity, Calling and the Word Within
Reflection for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time A or the Second Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6 (RM) or 1-7 (RCL); Psalm 40; I Corinthians 1: 1-3 (RM)…
Advent Begins: From History to Hope
Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent A Readings:Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24: 35-44 (RM) or 36-44 (RCL.) It’s the purple season for Roman Catholics, blue season…
Feminine Imagery of God
Reflection for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fourth Sunday after Pentecost C Readings: Isaiah 66: 10-14; Psalm 66; Galatians 6: 14-18 (RM) or 7-16 (RCL); Luke 10: 1-12,…
Hell is a Garbage Dump
Susan will be away for the next couple of weeks, so there will be no Friday reflections on October 4 and October 11. Her Friday reflections will resume on October…
Even the Dogs Eat the Children’s Crumbs
Isaiah 35: 4-7a; Psalm 146; James 2: 1-5 (RM) or 1-10, 14-17 (RCL); Mark 7: 31-37 (RM) or 24-37 (RCL.) Why tell a good story when you can tell a…
Striking Words from Unexpected People
Isaiah 40: 1-5, 9-11 (RM) or 1-11 (RCL); Psalm 85; 2 Peter 3: 8-14 (RM) or 8-15a (RCL); Mark 1: 1-8. Really, sometimes you hear the most striking things from…
Reflection for Palm Sunday A
Gospel of Palms: Matthew 21: 1-11; Isaiah 50:4-7 (RM) or 4-9a (RCL); Psalm 22 (RM) or 31 (RCL); Philippians 2: 6-11 (RM) or 5-11 (RCL); Matthew 26:14--27:66 (long form) or…
Reflection for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Third Sunday after Epiphany
Isaiah 8:23 – 9:3 (RM) or 9: 1-4 (RCL); Psalm 27; I Corinthians 1: 10-13, 17 (RM) or 10-18 (RCL); Matthew 4: 12-23. Context, they say, is everything. Well OK,…
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent A
Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72; Romans 15:4-9 (RM) or 4-13 (RCL); Matthew 3:1-12. If I were standing in front of you preaching (and not tapping away on a computer keyboard) I’d…
Reflection for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fourth Sunday after Pentecost C
Isaiah 66: 10-14; Psalm 66; Galatians 6: 14-18 (RM) or 7-16 (RCL); Luke 10: 1-12, 17-20 (RM) or 1-11, 16-20 (RCL.) I collect lector bloopers. But this one wasn’t exactly…