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Between Advent 2 + 3 (Year C)
Approaching a second gospel passage about John the Baptist, hold onto the context and what it reveals about his message.
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The politics of the season—for Advent 2C
When John the Baptist appears in this week’s gospel, he comes with an overtly political message—one that we can’t really avoid.
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Prepare—the voice of one crying out in the wilderness
The voice of revolution, offered by John the Baptist, reminds us not just in the singularity of his voice, but of the need for us to change.
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Between Advent 1 + 2 (Year C)
As we move into Advent 2, our focus shifts to John the Baptist, which puts us into the strange place of skipping ahead a bit.
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The end of privilege—for Advent 1C
The conflict that Jesus speaks to in his apocalyptic talk is about privilege, about fear of loss, about fear of a more just world.
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Division and the fear of change
We struggle to understand the true place of division in our lives, who it serves, and why our fear of it prevents us from achieving justice.
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Between Proper 29 + Advent 1 (Year C)
The new liturgical year begins where the old one ended: with apocalyptic talk and concern for the future—a most familiar feeling.
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A life of service and grace—for Proper 29B
As Jesus’s conversation with Pontius Pilate unfolds, we see his bewilderment at what is going on, because kings must have power.