Second Sunday after Christmas (Year 1, NL)
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The grief of the widows (Matthew 2:13-23)
Grief is like a lead-weighted blanket that can never be fully lifted.
January 6, Epiphany of the Lord (Matthew 2:1–12)
Genealogies suggest a beautiful inevitability even amid political impossibility.
December 29, Christmas 1A (Matthew 2:13–23)
Matthew connects Jesus to the overarching narrative of the Jewish people—as well as to the smaller story of Matthew’s immediate community.
January 6, Epiphany (Matthew 2:1-12 )
The wise men remind us that stargazing always involves politics.
The king of the Jews and the kin-dom of God (Matthew 2:1-12)
In Matthew, Jesus’ identity as king is the major source of conflict.
Joy is for Epiphany, too
From the wise men to the wedding at Cana, joy comes from recognizing and affirming the good.
January 6, Epiphany (Matthew 2:1-12)
Why does Matthew insist on calling Jesus a king?
Astrologers among us (Matthew 2:1–12)
I am less like the Magi than some members of my church are.
Is the holy innocents story about the innocents? (Matthew 2:13–23)
"What an awful story," she said. "Why would that story be in the Bible?"
January 6, Epiphany of the Lord: Matthew 2:1–12
If people can approach the faith without thinking they already know what it is, they might hear the good news for themselves.