Micah 5:1-4a Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 As the United States continues to reel from the recent massacre in Connecticut, the lectionary readings this Sunday invite us to consider the theme of peace....
Read MoreI think parish life needs to be renewed. As I see it, there are three cultural trajectories that make it difficult for communities to form and support people in a life of Christian discipleship. Distrust. The shooting at Sandy...
Read MoreIn my reflection from two weeks ago on the first week of Advent I wrote the following: My practice this Advent, therefore, is to remain present and open to all that comes with this busy season, to experience it in its fullness,...
Read MoreThe liturgical calendar still says that it is Advent, and yet I find myself thinking about one of the most disturbing feast days of the year, the Feast of the Holy Innocents. Every year on December 28th, the Church marks that...
Read MoreOdyssey Networks will be doing a series of invited blog posts from religious thinkers responding to the horrific events of yesterday morning. Here is a link to mine, and this is a selection from it: On the day of the shooting,...
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