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The Sparrow
For the sparrows that feature in this week’s gospel reading. This poem was first published by the Collegeville Institute’s Bearings. Coincidentally, today I fly to Collegeville. I Sparrow is packing heat. He has taken up residence atop a propane burner … Continue reading
A louder peace
“As you enter the house, greet it. If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.” (Matthew 10:12-13) This is Jesus, instructing his apostles, sending them … Continue reading
Good
Brooding over the nascent creation; the divine nesting instinct restrained, barely distressing the surface, featherlight, lest its exquisite potential be crushed by the weight of glory.
Statuesque
A sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, 2017 “Athenians, I see how extremely religious you are in every way. For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 17:22-31, Confederacy, John 14:15-21, statues, Year A Easter 6
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Gateway Jesus
The readings are for “Good Shepherd Sunday,” fourth of Easter, 2017 I have some sympathy with Jesus’ original audience, who heard him speak of sheep and shepherds, gates and gatekeepers, and wondered what he might mean. So he tries to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ananias and Sapphira, healthcare, Jesus, way of the cross
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Cleopas and Fred on the road back from Chicago
Encountering Cleopas and Fred on the road back from Chicago this week, I feel as though their message to me is not to be afraid to continue to risk the truth. Continue reading
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Tagged #Unholy3, Bishops United Against Gun Violence, evangelism, Jesus, road to Emmaus, truth
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Suffer the children
And will their dry bones live? Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry
Tagged #Unholy3, 2 Kings 6:24-7:2, 2 Samuel 21:1-14, contextual bible study, Rizpah
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It is not enough
It is not enough for him to die. It is not enough for him to offer up his pain, to offer us his wincing scars: touch my hand; my open, scored side; trace the welts and weals of the thorns … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter 2, Jesus, John 20:19-31, Resurrection, Thomas
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The prayer of Lazarus
The prayer of Lazarus, silent by necessity. Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry, prayer
Tagged Adam, creation, death, Lazarus, mortality, prayer, Year A Lent 5
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Marked men
Later, they sit silent as the grave side by side,
watching a late sun set over the Jordan… Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, Dead Sea, Jesus, John 11:1-45, Jordan, Raising of Lazarus, Resurrection, Year A Lent 5
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