Writings and Sermons
Morsels & Stories: I talked about #praytoendfamine. You can learn more here. Sermon: Jesus tells us to love him and keep his commandments. What does Jesus tell us about how we best keep commandments? The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 14:15-21. Listen:
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I talked about the part of the Eucharistic Prayer called the anamnesis. How time gets slippery, bringing the past forward so it is present with us during the Eucharist. I read from “The Cult as Recapitulation of the History of Salvation,” Jean Jacques von Allman’s essay in Primary Sources of Liturgical Theology. Sermon: […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I read from the introduction to Rabbi Kushner’s reflection on psalm 23, The Lord is my Shepherd. Sermon: I remember a story we read about a month ago about Samuel heading off to anoint the boy out in the field with the sheep. The lessons can be found by clicking […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I talked about Mary Magdalene and easter eggs. Sermon: Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Mt 28:1-10. Listen:
Read MoreToday Jesus dies a horrible death. Because of us. Our fear, our need for power. The lessons for today can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Jn 18:1-19:42. Listen:
Read MoreHow would you describe your Church? Without using family, loving, welcoming, or community. The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Jn13:1-17, 31B-35. Listen:
Read MoreHoly Wednesday is called Spy Wednesday because this is the day, tradition holds, that Judas went to betray Jesus to the High Priests. The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Jn 13:21-32. Listen:
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I talked about the liturgical epiclesis. Sermon: Every three years this reading is not only an option in the Vigil service but is read on Lent 5. I love Ezekiel with the dry bones. The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Ezekiel 37:1-14. […]
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: I read a story from Does God have a Big Toe? Sermon: I draw a comparison between the man born blind and Job. The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 9:1-41. Listen:
Read MoreMorsels & Stories: As we’ll be reading banns of marriage for a parishioner I talked about the history of marriage and why we don’t often reads banns anymore. Sermon: Phoenicians, living water, and inimical seas. The lessons can be found by clicking here. While I worked with both Exodus 17:1-7 and John 4:5-42, I was […]
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