Messengers like John the Baptist played key roles in the history of our faith. What would it mean for us to not only heed the words of the messenger and prepare the way of the Lord in our own lives, but to become messengers ourselves? And while we might not be able to clothe ourselves […]
Today we hear a parable in our apocalyptic Gospel lesson about a fig tree which is meant to wake us up, to startle us to attention and spur us to action. While only God knows when the Son of Man will be coming in a cloud at the fullness of time, what would it mean […]
On this Holy Night, on this Christmas Eve, I invite you to believe! Believe in the one who came at Christmas as Christ to save. And may your belief make you overflow with thanksgiving so that the love, generosity, and devotion that has been given to you might be shared with others through you.
During this Advent season we are reminded of how Joseph and Mary willingly step out of their comfort zones and follow God’s call for their lives. While being nourished by God’s love and grace can bring us a comfort unlike no other, as Christians we are not called to just rest in that comfort, but […]
Celebrating traveling to “the Father’s house” for Jesus’ Holy family and our families.
This is the first Sunday in 2015. It is fitting then today that we remember that in Christ the Word became flesh and lived among us, and this Living Word was the light of all people. I pray that in the coming year we might be able to listen for the address of the Living […]
Using Matthew 2, the preacher maintains that the glow of Christmas must have the next part of the story to understand what it means that Jesus saves.That is the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt and the response of Herod to the Messiah’s birth.
Today we celebrate the birth of Jesus, who is the light of the world. He helps us to see things in a new light so that we know how to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves. Merry Christmas!
On the 12th day of Christmas our good Lord gave to us John 1:1-18! Here is food for imaginitive AND logical thought! Included is a reference to church father Origen and his description of God.
We are the messengers of good news, not only during this Christmas season but throughout the year. May we be so bold as to live God’s story in our homes and in our schools, in our work and in our world, so that others might know the joy of God with us and the joy […]