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Thursday, December 8th: God’s Christmas Shopping List
Alright, so that’s tongue-in-cheek. God doesn’t need to buy gifts – God is the gift! Still, in today’s reading from Isaiah, God makes some promises: When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is … Continue reading
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Wednesday, December 7th: Ambrose of Milan
The story is told that Ambrose, a father’s-footsteps-following Governor in northern Italy, was summoned to address the people of Milan as their crowd threatened to become a mob, and their election a melee. The former bishop of Milan had died, and … Continue reading
Tuesday, December 6th: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra
A useful online resource for brief biographies of saints and their celebrations, James Kiefer’s page (which I found at http://www.satucket.com/lectionary/Nicholas) is unusually perky today. It is entitled, NICHOLAS OF MYRA: FRIEND OF CHILDREN, GIVER OF GIFTS, CLIMBER OF CHIMNEYS, ETC. (6 … Continue reading
Monday, 5th December: Monday Miracles
They are remarkable readings, today’s Eucharistic set. The Psalm describes how “Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other. Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky.” Isaiah looks forward to a … Continue reading
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Sunday, 4th December: 2nd Advent
Wild honey is easy. At least, easy to imagine eating. The details of foraging for it might entail a little more stinging than one might prefer in food preparation. But locusts; well, in our western culture and civilized suburbs, locusts … Continue reading
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Saturday, December 3rd: Harassed and helpless
From today’s Eucharistic lectionary: “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” (Matthew 9:36) What images does this conjure up for you? Christmas shoppers? Pepper-sprayed protesters? Cardboard … Continue reading
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Friday, December 2nd: an end to grumbling
First Friday in Advent: Psalm 27, Isaiah 29:17-24, Matthew 9:27-31 I enjoy a good grumble. It’s no secret that complaining can be cathartic, especially when it is done loudly, exaggeratedly, ridiculously. It can also be habit-forming, though. Even the Psalmist, … Continue reading
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Thursday, December 1st: St Andrew (day 3) and World AIDS Day
This is the second part of a homily delivered at Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio at Evensong on Wednesday, December 1st 2010. The service commemorated both St Andrew (30th November) and World AIDS Day (1st December). You may look back to … Continue reading
Wednesday, November 30th: St Andrew the Apostle (day 2)
This is part of a homily delivered at Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio at Evensong on Wednesday, December 1st 2010. The service commemorated both St Andrew (30th November) and World AIDS Day (1st December). The second part will follow tomorrow. The … Continue reading
Tuesday, 29th November: Three days of St Andrew
A few weeks ago, a friend posted to facebook wondering about the “possessive ‘s” that we tend to add to our church’s names. The subtext being, don’t we all belong to Christ? Energetic discussion followed, complete with a helpful grammatical … Continue reading
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