Second Sunday of Advent December 6, 2020 IS 40:1-5, 9-11 PS 85:9-10-11-12, 13-14 2 PT 3:8-14 MK 1:1-8 In the past eight months, many of us have encountered difficulty that we never imagined we would confront. Life in the midst...
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It’s tempting to minimize the sin in order to honor the feast, but that’s the wrong move, as though to proclaim resurrection we need to say that death isn’t really all that bad. The truth of sin and proclamation of the good news aren’t contradictions. The Queen of Heaven, who is also the Mother of Sorrows, cries out that God has “shown the strength of his arm, scattered the proud in their conceit.” Oh, Mary, don’t you weep. However deep the sin we sink in, grace is deeper still.
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Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4, Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9, 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14, Luke 17:5-10 “I cry out to...
Read MoreGuest Post By: Shawnee M. Daniels-Sykes, Ph.D., Mount Mary University (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Essentially, for Pope Francis “a sense of deep communion with the rest of nature cannot be realized if our hearts lack...
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The Third Sunday of Easter Lectionary: 47 Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 Ps 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9 1 Jn 2:1-5a Lk...
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Is 40:1-5, 9-11 Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 2 Pt 3:8-14 Mk 1:1-8 For those of us who live in...
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Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Mal 3:19-20A Ps 98:5-6, 7-8, 9 2 Thes 3:7-12 Lk 21:5-19...
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This post is part of a series on the Faith of Theologians. A full list of the previous responses...
Read MoreAs I watched Melissa Harris Perry’s coverage of the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, a former Bronx prosecutor lamented Trayvon Martin’s family’s statement that “they put their trust in God.” She interpreted this as a...
Read MoreThis post is part of the series on the Faith of Theologians. Read the introduction to the series here. You can read Dana’s first installment here. As Dana pointed out in the introduction to this series, theologians...
Read MorePope Francis has made quite the impression in his first week of Petrine ministry. He has already become endeared to many with his gestures of humility, including his bowing and asking the crowd’s blessing on election...
Read MoreZep 3:14-18 Is 12:2-3,4,5-6 Phil 4:4-7 Lk 3:10-18 “Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!” As I struggled with the question of how it might be possible to rejoice even in the midst of suffering, my mind...
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