In the Lectionary
December 23, Advent 4C (Luke 1:39-55)
Motherhood and ministry are intertwined for me.
December 16, Advent 3C (Luke 3:7-18)
“If we can’t afford two boxes,” my grandmother said, “we can’t afford one.”
December 9, Advent 2C (Luke 3:1-6)
John the Baptist’s proclamation for a world of Tiberiuses and Trumps
December 2, Advent 1C (Luke 21:25-36)
What will it take to break through our numbness?
November 25, Reign of Christ B (John 18:33-37; Revelation 1:4b-8)
The cross is both foundation and anti-foundation, a disturber of worlds.
November 18, Ordinary 33B (Mark 13:1-8; Daniel 12:1-3; Hebrews 10:11-25)
Sometimes we need a good old-fashioned swig of bracing disillusionment.
November 11, Ordinary 32B (Mark 12:38-44; 1 Kings 17:8-16)
By middle-class American standards, the widow's decision is questionable.
November 1, All Saints B (John 11:32-44)
What does it mean that Jesus weeps, when he knows Lazarus will be raised from the dead?
October 28, Ordinary 30B (Mark 10:46-52)
Why does the crowd demand that Bartimaeus be silent?
October 21, Ordinary 29B (Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45)
Bumbling along in the footsteps of Melchizedek
October 14, Ordinary 28B (Mark 10:17-31; Hebrews 4:12-16)
What if Jesus is talking about humility rather than possessions?
October 7, Ordinary 27B (Mark 10:2-16)
Is there any good news in Jesus' teaching on divorce?
September 30, Ordinary 26B (Mark 9:38-50)
Jesus is pretty clear: we should mind our own spiritual business.
September 23, Ordinary 25B (Mark 9:30-37)
Perhaps the disciples have been captivated by the kind of power embodied by Augustus and Herod.
September 16, Ordinary 24B (Mark 8:27-38)
Jesus' lesson in large-hearted theology
September 9, Ordinary 23B (Mark 7:24-37)
Did Jesus just call that woman a dog?
September 2, Ordinary 22B (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23)
What does it mean to be seen as a defiled person?
August 26, Ordinary 21B (Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-69)
Before judging individuals for their sin, we should try to understand the forces of evil influencing them.
August 19, Ordinary 20B (John 6:51-58)
Communion is not the only time we seek Jesus like a hungry baby.
August 12, Ordinary 19B (John 6:35, 41-51)
People must have gasped when Jesus opened his mouth and said 'I am.'