Year C Isaiah 65:17-25 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Acts 10:34-43 Luke 24:1-12 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… The Gospels are silent… about what happened after Jesus’ body was wrapped in a linen cloth… and placed in Joseph of Arimethea’s rock-hewn tomb… the women who had come from Galilee on Friday saw the tomb… and...
Good Friday – Year C Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Psalm 22 Hebrews 10:16-25 John 18:1-19:42 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Death is ever present… it is unavoidable… it is never to be sought out… but sooner or later… death comes for us… I mean… I’m a L’Chayim … to life… kind of guy… life...
Maundy Thursday – Year C Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 Psalm 116:1, 10-17 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-17, 31b-35 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Most parents treat their children like children… the children may try to act like grown-ups in little bodies… but they’re not… and we teach them by example… we set limits…...
Year C Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Today’s Gospel is a strange story indeed… today’s narrative doesn’t unfold in a strictly linear way… you’ve got to read it all the way through… and then read it again… to be able to say… Oh… so...
Year C Joshua 5:9-12 Psalm 32 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… We’ve all heard this parable before… at least I think so… and depending on who’s preached on it… some of this may not be news… though as you’ll see… it all remains Good News… but...