Year A Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 95 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your truth… In today’s reading from Exodus… the people thirsted for water… they thirsted for that which would sustain life… and demanded of Moses… Give us water to drink… and they quarreled with him… and tested God… they asked… ...
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...
Year A Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your truth… In an article I read last month… describing his new book… What’s Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body’s Atoms From The Big Bang Through Last Night’s Dinner… Dan Levitt draws a series of striking...
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 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...