While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud. God certainly demonstrates a flair for the dramatic in this Sunday’s readings: grand gestures toward the stars, flaming torches, speaking clouds. And for the most part, our protagonists respond appropriately. SeparatedContinue reading >>
Love is patient, love is kind…
Love is patient, love is kind…I know this already! It can be hard not to tune out the old chestnut from 1 Corinthians that is the second reading this weekend. We’ve all heard it, recited it, seen it cross-stitched into throw pillows. After seeing it on enough Hallmark cards, it’s easy to mentally file itContinue reading >>
God placed the parts
But as it is, God placed the parts, each one of them, in the body as he intended. I wish holiness were easier. It just seems unfair, you know? I want to be holy, I want to be good, and I feel like my nature fights it. I’m brash and loud, I’m opinionated and confrontational.Continue reading >>
Singing along when the trumpet blasts
To my surprise and delight, there was a trumpet at “midnight” (now 10 pm) mass. I was a late addition to the roster for Christmas Eve this year, driving after dinner to fill in for a colleague with the flu. It was a treat to have trumpet and violin along with organ, breathing new lifeContinue reading >>
Is it lawful?
The Pharisees approached Jesus and asked, “Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?” (from yesterday’s readings) [In the sit-com version of the scripture that plays in my head when I hear these stories, Jesus rolls his eyes and whines “Oh brother” and you hear a voice-over of him saying “here they goContinue reading >>
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