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February 26, Ash Wednesday (Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21)
Every year, we repeat this dusty choreography.
When we lose our saltiness (Matthew 5:13-20)
We can lose that which feels most dear and essential to us: our health, a job, a relationship.
February 23, Transfiguration A (Matthew 17:1–9)
God’s presence transfigures here, now, in the familiar.
February 16, Epiphany 6A (Matthew 5:21–37, Deuteronomy 30:15–20)
Idolatry is the desire to manipulate God.
The healing after the calling Epiphany 3A (Matthew 4:12-23)
Why do we give Matthew 4:23 short shrift?
February 9, Epiphany 5A (Isaiah 58:1–12; Psalm 112:1–10; 1 Corinthians 2:1–16; Matthew 5:13–20)
Putting flesh on the bones of justice
February 2, Epiphany 4A (Matthew 5:1–12; Micah 6:1–8; 1 Corinthians 1:18–31)
Matthew’s Beatitudes are meant to give comfort, not to challenge.
The seed baptism plants (Matthew 3:13-17)
The story of Jesus' baptism makes me think of gardens.
January 26, Epiphany 3A (Matthew 4:12–23)
Jesus’ call is less about what we leave behind than our eager response to follow him as everyday people.
Gifts we bring (Matthew 2:1-12)
Epiphanies come to us in all shapes and sizes.
The grief of the widows (Matthew 2:13-23)
Grief is like a lead-weighted blanket that can never be fully lifted.
January 12, Baptism of the Lord (Matthew 3:13–17)
Jesus knows he’s part of a history, a people’s longing and dreams.
January 6, Epiphany of the Lord (Matthew 2:1–12)
Genealogies suggest a beautiful inevitability even amid political impossibility.
In Advent and Christmas, desolation and consolation reside together
This time of year, our inner landscapes can seem as bleak as the outer ones.
Has family become an idol?
The Bible gives no sense that the family is an end in itself.
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.