On November 22 we will celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. I’m expecting that many of you will have heard of this celebration, but probably don’t know where it comes from or what the theological intention is. One of the reasons for this remains that this liturgical Day began as a Roman Catholic...
Year B (Advent 3 – A 7-Week Advent) Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Psalm 100 Ephesians 1:15-23 Matthew 25:31-46 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… It can be easy for us to identify with those in need… so much so that our hearts break… and for us to want to reach out and help… especially...
Year C Jeremiah 23:1-6 Psalm 46 Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23:33-43May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… How odd it is… to have a reading that evokes images of Good Friday… during Advent… how counterintuitive it seems… to mash-up Christ the King with Christ the Crucified… how unlike the excess of monarchy… is the poverty...