• Surprised by Easter

    Surprised by Easter

    A brief reflection on the Easter gospel and the reminder that what we come to expect from the predictable is surprise.

  • Mary and the power of showing up

    Mary and the power of showing up

    In the Easter story, Mary Magdalene offers a contrast to the competitive character of discipleship we too readily prefer.

  • Between Palm Sunday and Easter (Year A)

    Between Palm Sunday and Easter (Year A)

    The vain attempt to cover all of the action that takes place between the two Sundays. At least the first part anyway.

  • A Holy Week

    A Holy Week

    The challenge of dealing with all of Holy Week in a single Sunday is that we can’t. So we don’t even try. Which is a mistake.

  • My March Update: reading “The Stand” 

    My March Update: reading “The Stand” 

    An update in my ridiculous goal to read a giant book while sitting in the toilet this year. I chose The Stand.

  • Reading Holy Week (Year A)

    Reading Holy Week (Year A)

    Reading along with each day of Holy Week is a rewarding practice that helps connect us with all that goes into it.

  • Everything Everywhere All At Once Sunday

    Everything Everywhere All At Once Sunday

    As big as Easter is, we load the Sunday before up with all of the pressure of explaining everything to come.

  • For Sunday (Palm Sunday)

    For Sunday (Palm Sunday)

    We begin Holy Week with Palm Sunday and move quickly to the Passion. But there’s a lot more there we are called to read.