Matthew 2:1-12
From the earliest of our traditions, Christmas falls in the winter, with its shortened days. The ancients lit fires to break the spell of winter, those darkening days, with the hope of bringing back the sun and its longer days and the good fortune that came with it, or so they hoped…
In his book of meditations titled, “The Hungering Dark,” Theologian Fredrick Buechner recalls sitting in a theater audience made up mostly of college students watching the Fellini film La Dolce Vita…
Merry Christmas! As I walk through my life journey, my spiritual journey, I begin to wonder: are we human beings trying to discover what it means to be spiritual, or rather are we spiritual beings trying to discover what it means to be human?…
Here we are on the fourth Sunday of Advent, that Sunday when the sense of the season begins to shift toward Christmas space. The image before us is the image of preparing ourselves for Jesus’ coming…
James 5:7-10, Matthew 11:2-11
I’d like to do a little liturgical teaching this morning. Over the last few weeks of Advent we’ve heard about the theology of Advent, the spirituality of Advent. I’d like to talk a little about some of the liturgical things we do during this season of Advent…
Matthew 3:1-12
Have you ever read something, while you’re reading a paragraph or you get to the bottom of the page, where you stop and say, “What did I just read? It doesn’t make any sense.” You go back and read it again. That happened a lot to me when I was in seminary…
Matthew 24:36-44
Rrrring! Oh, how I hate to hear that sound early in the morning. Such a jarring wake up call, especially when you’re sound asleep. Am I the only one tempted to press the snooze button right about now? …
Luke 23:33-43
Two things today: a teaching and a reflection. Today is the Feast of Christ the King. It’s the last Sunday of the liturgical year. The next Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent which begins a new liturgical year…
2 Luke 22:33-43
Many of us have hopeful pictures in our lives. We might call them “dream pictures,” pictures that are early set in us and are often deep. Pictures of how we would like life to be. Or perhaps some picture that our parents have painted for us of the good life…
Luke 20:27-38
How many of you know the comedian George Carlin? I don’t want to surprise you, but he’s one of my favorite comedians. Actually, Robin Williams and George Carlin are both in a similar category for me…