Tag: For Sunday

  • Avoiding the Gospel

    In reading of Jesus’s visit to the synagogue, we are given a mirror to hold up to ourselves and see what we’d rather not.

  • He’s not saving the good wine

    He’s not saving the good wine

    Jesus famously turns water into wine. But the greatness of the miracle is not that he can do it. But that he does.

  • The Baptism of OUR Lord

    The Baptism of OUR Lord

    When we celebrate the baptism of Jesus, we are remembering why this, rather than birth, is the beginning of his, and our, story.

  • The generous grace of Christmas

    The generous grace of Christmas

    In the Holy Family’s escape into Egypt, we receive the moral weight of the Incarnation: we are the givers of grace.

  • Follow the Shepherds

    Follow the Shepherds

    A reflection for Christmas: on the place of Christmas, pandemic separation, and how we might be inspired to look forward.

  • “My soul magnifies the Lord”

    “My soul magnifies the Lord”

    The Magnificat and the sublime normalcy of Mary juxtaposes our vision of her: her specialness: against her lowliness.

  • The Good News John brings

    The Good News John brings

    John tells them they must not rely on their lineage to define their relationship with God, but act like children of God.

  • Repentance – an invitation to freedom

    Repentance – an invitation to freedom

    For The Second Sunday of Advent Collect Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you…