Beginning Advent with the Little Apocalypse inspires fear when we'd rather see joy—but reveals that we're actually afraid of joy. The apocalyptic heart of AdventAdvent 1B | Mark 13:24-37 Happy Apocalypse, everybody! Yeah! Nothing says “ring in the new year” quite …
Practicing Advent
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! When I think of Advent, I’m reminded of traditional images: the advent wreaths, candles, and the music. I think of the readings we get each year: apocalyptic opening, John the Baptizer, and the angel announcing the Messiah’s birth. And I think of how much we …
A Word: We get to love like this
The challenge of loving like Jesus isn't that we'll do it wrong. It's that we think it depends on our being a good person. To be like Jesus hereProper 29A | Matthew 25:31-46 We are finally arriving at the end. The end of our liturgical year. Nearing the end of our calendar …