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Reflection for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:June 30, 2023
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2 Kings 4: 8-11, 14-16a (RM) or Jeremiah 28: 5-9 (RCL); Psalm 89 (RM) Romans 6: 3-4, 8-11 (RM) or 12-23 (RCL); Matthew 10: 37-42 (RM) or 40-42 (RCL). Pastoral…

Reflection for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:June 23, 2023
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Jeremiah 20:10-13 (RM) or 7-13 (RCL); Psalm 69; Romans 5: 12-15 (RM) or 6: 1b-11 (RCL); Matthew 10: 26-33 (RM) or 24-39 (RCL). Fear. It can take on a life…

Reflection for the First Sunday of Lent A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:February 24, 2023
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Genesis 2: 7-9, 16-18, 25, 3:1-7 (RM) or 2: 7-9, 3: 1-7 (RCL); Psalm 51; Romans 5: 12-19; Matthew 4: 1-11. On the First Sunday of Lent, I remember a…

Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:February 3, 2023
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Isaiah 58: 7-10 (RM) or 1-9 (RCL); Psalm 112; I Corinthians 2: 1-5 (RM) or 1-12 (RCL); Matthew 5: 13-16 (RM) or 13-20 (RCL). For this Reflection: Matthew 5: 1-12…

Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:January 27, 2023
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Zephaniah 2:3, 3:2-13 (RM) or Micah 6:1-8 (RCL); Psalm 146 (RM) or Psalm 15 (RCL); I Corinthians 1: 26-31 (RM) or 18-31 (RCL); Matthew 5: 1-12. I don’t know what…

Reflection for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Third Sunday after Epiphany

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:January 20, 2023
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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 Third Sunday of Advent A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:December 9, 2022
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Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 (RM) or 1-10 (RCL); Psalm 146; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11. Cousins. The depth of the relationship between cousins can vary from nonexistent to very close. In my…

Reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:December 2, 2022
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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…