Year B Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 Acts 2:1-21 John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Today’s reading from Ezekiel… is one of the readings often associated with Pentecost…… the prophet describes a vision of God breathing new life into dry human bones… bones which lie scattered on the floor of a...
Year A Acts 1:1-14 Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… In Genesis… we learn about God being in relationship with the first humans… about God coming into the Garden… walking in the Garden… about giving us some guidelines… guidelines which would at least help...
Year A Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your truth… Even though he calls Jesus Teacher… even though he knows that Jesus and God are connected because of the signs that Jesus has done… the first part of the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus leaves Nicodemus wondering...
Take a breath. The holidays and Holy Days are behind us. St. Francis’ Day, Halloween, All Saint’s Day, All the Faithful Departed, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, the coming of the Wise Men, the Baptism of our Lord, and the Epiphany. We’re now in Ordinary Time. The English name is...
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...