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Keep Talking: March 12, 2023

Year A, Lent 3                                    John 4:5-42                                                                                          Three strikes.  The woman in our Gospel reading for today had three strikes against her—three good reasons for Jesus...

Glory Is All Around:   Feb 19, 2023

Glory Is All Around: Feb 19, 2023

 Year A, Last Sunday of Epiphany                                       Matthew 17:1-9                                                                  It’s the last Sunday before Lent begins, the last Sunday for us to sing as many Alleluias as possible and sing them...

Don’t Hide Your Light: Feb. 5 2023

Don’t Hide Your Light: Feb. 5 2023

Year A, Epiphany 5                         Matthew 5:13-20                                “You are the salt of the earth….You are the light of the world.”  Notice that Jesus doesn’t say: you can be the salt and you can be light of the earth, if you are super pious,...

All Saints is Complicated: November 6, 2022

All Saints is Complicated: November 6, 2022

Year C, All Saints                                  Luke 6:20-31                                                                                        It’s complicated. All Saint’s Sunday is complicated. This is partly because the understanding of this day has...

Discerning with St. Francis:  October 9, 2022

Discerning with St. Francis: October 9, 2022

 Matthew 11:25-30                                  Year C, Feast of St. Francis                                                                 In the Roman Catholic Church, St Francis is the patron saint of animals and ecology.  He was known for his love of animals...

Uncomfortable Words: Sept 25, 2022

Uncomfortable Words: Sept 25, 2022

Year C, Pentecost 16                                               Luke 16:19-31                                             It’s that time of the church year when many of the Gospel readings are confusing, depressing or distressing.  Last week’s was confusing.  This...