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St. Joseph, a Man of Silence
Today, March 19, the Episcopal Church celebrates the Feast of St. Joseph, his life and faith. St. Joseph was raised up to be the guardian of God’s incarnate Son and the spouse of his virgin mother. The...
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A Prayer for Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury
Justin Welby was enthroned today as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury. In keeping with ancient tradition Archbishop Welby struck the cathedral door three times before it was opened to him. Evangeline...
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Judging and Sentencing
Source: Wikimedia One day, Abba Isaac the Theban went to a monastic community and he saw a brother doing wrong, and he condemned him. As he returned to the desert, an angel of the Lord came and stood...
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Between the Palms and the Passion is Vulnerability
In some ways today feels like one of confusion and contradiction. Our readings begin on “a colt that has never been ridden” and end “in a rock-hewn tomb where no one had ever been laid.” The disciples...
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On the Feast of Oscar Romero
“A bishop will die, but the Church which is the people will never perish.” - Archbishop Oscar Romero Feast Day, March 24
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Oscar Romero: “Let my blood be a seed of freedom.”
Yesterday was the Feast of Oscar Romero. A comment on yesterday’s post pointed me to The Martyr’s Project and this video about Archbishop Romero.
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Limits or Love? A Sermon on John 12:1-11
Three hundred denarii is just too much money to waste. That’s nearly a year’s worth of daily wages, an annual income. Who does that? Why would anyone do that? That’s neither practical nor reasonable....
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Dying to See Jesus, A Sermon on John 12:20-36
“Sir, we wish to see Jesus,” they said to Philip. It’s not an unusual request. I suspect most of us have said or thought it. Twice a week the children in our parish school sing, “Open our eyes Lord, we...
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“Lord, who is it?” A Sermon on John 13:21-32
He was the one they had waited for. They had grown up hearing stories of his coming. Then one day he showed up and chose them to be his friends and students, to follow and learn. He took them new...
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A New Position and Role as Lover, John 13:1-17, 31-35
It’s not hard to imagine that after the supper fiasco in Bethany – Mary anointing Jesus’ feet, Judas’ outburst, and Jesus talking about his death – the disciples might have been looking forward to a...
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The Crucifixion as Revelation and not Causation
Photo courtesy of Sr. Miriam Elizabeth, Order of St. Helena So what does it all mean? What difference does the crucifixion make? Does God love us more because Jesus died on the cross? Are we somehow...
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In the Hell of Life, Holy Saturday
The Harrowing of Hell, 14th century (source) “When one door closes another opens,” goes an old and popular saying. But what about that time in between, after one door closes but before another opens?...
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The Stone has been Rolled Away and the Tomb is Empty, Luke 24:1-12
Icon of the Resurrection (source) He died but he’s not dead. That’s the paradox of Easter. It’s the story we tell every year. It never changes. It always ends the same way. The stone has been rolled...
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Christos ansesti, Christ is risen (Divna Ljubojevic)
Χριστός ανέστη εκ νεκρών, θανάτω θάνατον πατήσας, και τοις εν τοις μνήμασι ζωήν χαρισάμενος Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life.
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Monday in Easter Week
“Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that we who celebrate with awe the Paschal feast may be found worthy to attain to everlasting joys; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the...
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Tuesday in Easter Week
“O God, who by the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light: Grant that we, who have been raised with him, may abide in his presence and...
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The Grammar of Resurrection
“He is not here, but was raised.” (source) What does grammar have to do with resurrection? A lot. It is theologically significant. It answers the “who” question. Hidden within the grammar is the power...
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Wednesday in Easter Week
“O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in...
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Thursday in Easter Week
Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their...
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Friday in Easter Week
Almighty Father, who gave your only Son to die for our sins and to rise for our justification: Give us grace so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may always serve you in pureness...
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