The season of Lent is a time of prayer, fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter. During Lent we renew our commitment to Christ and resolve to take on the difficult task of living as Christians in this world. This… Continue Reading →
The liturgical calendar is a journey that forms our souls, practicing us in waiting, celebrating, noticing, living, and the renewal of life after death. Beginning with Advent, the liturgical seasons move us through the life of Jesus, from birth, to… Continue Reading →
Proper 13C | Luke 12:13-21 On the final evening at my childhood home in upstate New York, we shared a summer meal on the patio for the last time. Ed and I and our children, Philip (my brother) and his… Continue Reading →
Proper 9C | Luke 2 Kings 5:1-14, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Our God is a sending God. In today’s gospel reading in Luke, Jesus sends the 72—those he had found and fed along the way–to every city and place he was… Continue Reading →
The church year––which is different from the secular calendar year—is anchored by two major feasts: the birth of Jesus (Christmas) and the resurrection of Jesus (Easter). We begin with Advent and move through the life of Jesus: from birth, through… Continue Reading →
Lent 5C | John 12:1-8 “A mixture of familiar perfume and stale cigarette smoke hung in the air. Breakfast dishes lay jumbled in the sink atop the previous night’s dinner plates and a variety of utensils. The half-full bag in… Continue Reading →
Lent 4C | Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32Preached at St. David’s in Radnor, PA In the name of the One God who calls us to return in joy. This morning in Luke’s gospel we heard the parable of the prodigal son, at… Continue Reading →
Lent 3C | Luke 13:1-9Preached at St. Francis, Potomac MD This morning in the gospel of Luke the followers of Jesus ask Jesus why, why did these Galileans while worshiping die tragically at the hands of Pilate? And why were… Continue Reading →
Lent 2C | Luke 13:31-35 Today is the second Sunday in Lent, a season in the church year marked by a tone of solemnity, with its invitation to repentance and the prohibition of a certain word that begins with the… Continue Reading →
Last Sunday of Epiphany, Year C2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2Luke 9:28-36, [37-43a]Preached at St. Monica and St. James in Washington DC Today is the last Sunday of Epiphany. We have spent the last few months hearing stories of the revelation of the… Continue Reading →