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Can We Trust the Authority of God?

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:November 17, 2023
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Proverbs 31: 10-13, 16-18, 20, 26, 28-31 (RM in Canada), or 10-13, 19-20, 30-31 (RM in the U.S.), or Zephaniah 1: 7, 12-18 (RCL); Psalm 128 (RM) or 90 (RCL);…

The Embodiment of Wisdom

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:November 10, 2023
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Wisdom 6: 12-16 (RM) or Amos 5: 18-24 (RCL); Psalm 63; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (RM) or 13-14 and 15-18 (RCL); Matthew 25: 1-13. At my age, just a tad past…

Calling a Priest “Father”

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:November 3, 2023
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Malachi 1:14-2:2, 8-10 (RM) or Micah 3: 5-12 (RCL); Psalm 131; 2 Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13 (RM) or 1 Thessalonians 2: 9-13 (RCL); Matthew 23: 1-12. For All Saints Sunday: Revelation…

Love of God and Neighbour

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:October 27, 2023
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Exodus 22: 21-27 (RM in Canada) or 20-26 (RM in the U.S.) or Leviticus 19: 1-2, 15-18 (RCL) or Jeremiah 31: 31-34 (Lutheran); Psalm 18 (RM) or 1 (RCL) or…

Allegories and Interpretations

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:October 6, 2023
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Isaiah 5: 1-7; Psalm 80; Philippians 4: 6-9 (RM) or 3:4b-14 (RCL); Matthew 21: 33-43 (RM) or 33-46 (RCL). Allegory: an exercise in interpretation that may well leave you wondering,…

Reflection for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:September 29, 2023
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Ezekiel 18: 25-28 (RM) or 18:1-4, 25-32 (RCL); Psalm 25; Philippians 2: 1-11 (RM) or 1-13 (RCL); Matthew 21: 28-32 (RM) or 23-32 (RCL). The famous Philippians hymn turns up…

Reflection for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:September 22, 2023
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Isaiah 55: 6-9 (RM) or Jonah 3:10 –4:11 (RCL); Psalm 145 Philippians 1: 20-24, 27 (RM) or 21-30 (RCL); Matthew 20: 1-16. The First Reading for this Sunday, in the…

Reflection for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:September 15, 2023
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Sirach 27:30 – 28:7 (RM) or Genesis 50: 15-21 (RCL); Psalm 103; Romans 14: 7-9 (RM) or 1-12 (RCL); Matthew 18: 21-35. This is so, so hard. God, is this…

Reflection for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:September 8, 2023
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Ezekiel 33: 7-9 (RM) or 7-11 (RCL); Psalm 95 (RM) or 119 (RCL); Romans 13: 8-10 (RM) or 8-14 (RCL); Matthew 18: 15-20. If you have a family member, a…

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:September 1, 2023
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Jeremiah 20: 7-9 (RM) or Jeremiah 15: 15-21 (RCL); Psalm 63 (RM) or 26 (RCL); Romans 12: 1-2 (RM) or Romans 12: [1-2] 19-21 (RCL); Matthew 16: 21-27 (RM) or…