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The most difficult Sunday to preach
Figuring out how to deal with Palm and Passion Sunday is tricky. And Christian tradition hasn’t made any of it any easier, or better.
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From the entrance to the exit—for Holy Week
Our approach to Holy Week ought to reflect our compassion and the vision we have learned from Jesus, of love and generosity and hope.
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Bad News—our fear of talking about death
Most people, including Christians, have a hard time talking about death. And struggle with the idea that it can be good news.
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Between the Passion and Easter (Year B)
In moving from Passion to Resurrection, we are offered a chance to see God anew. But are we keeping our eyes focused on our purpose?
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One Week is Not Enough
To understand what we’re doing. Learn how to love. Be the person God is calling me to be. Expecting things to just be different.
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Go ahead and preach—the Passion needs it
The challenge of preparing to preach the Passion is that many would have us say nothing—which is a huge mistake.
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Preparing for Passion Week
Our anticipation of the Passion, for Holy Week, is intellectual and experiential. But what Jesus offers is a promise of participation.
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Between the Fifth Sunday of Lent and the Passion (Year B)
The gap in the text this week is all of the events of Holy Week and what they represent: a political execution of a political dissident.