Reflection for the First Sunday of Lent A
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
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
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
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
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
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…