I was a late bloomer. Although it seemed at first that I was going to be a fast starter since I was born two months too soon, it took me a while to catch up. I started kindergarten a month before I turned five (when you were supposed to already be five) but needed some help...
Year C Sirach 10:12-18 Psalm 112 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… I’m guilty… I’ve gotten better… but sometimes… when I’m invited to an open house… a party… a wedding… or a family member’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah… I wonder who else has been invited… I compare...
Year C Isaiah 58:9b-14 Psalm 103:1-8 Hebrews 12:18-29 Luke 13:10-17 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… In Genesis Ch. 2:2-3… we’re told that on the seventh day… God finished the work that He had been doing… and He ceased on the seventh day from all the work that He had done… and God...
Year C Jeremiah 23:23-29 Psalm 82 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… There’s a mental health crisis in this country… not only are there widespread shortages of mental health professionals… like at Pine Rest… but there are people whose emotional landscapes have suffered earthquakes… not only from traumas they’ve...
Year C Genesis 15:1-6 Psalm 33:12-22 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Luke 12:32-40 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… We’re all familiar with giving children an allowance… some mad money… that they can use to buy… depending on their ages… some candy… or maybe save up for a more costly video game… an allowance… perhaps...