Seventh Sunday of Easter

Readings – Proverbs 1: 20-33; Psalm 19; James 3: 1-12; Mark 8: 27-38 Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi and on the way, he asked… When we read a section of one gospel on a Sunday and then another section the next Sunday, it is easy to overlook something. …

Readings: Ezekiel 34: 11-16, 20-24; Psalm 100, Ephesians 1: 15-23; Matthew 25: 31-46 Imagine – traveling to ancient Jerusalem and standing on the mount at the entrance of the temple.  There you are greeted by a temple acolyte.  With him you and the others gathered from around the known world begin the entrance rite.  First,…

Readings – II Samuel 1: 1,17-27; Psalm 30; II Corinthians 8: 7-15; Mark 5: 21-43 Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, Jairus, “Do not fear, only believe”.  Then, he went to Jarius’ home to see his ill daughter.  As he went, “he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly”.  The crowds stated…

Daniel 7:1-3,15-18; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11-23; Luke 6:20-31 Liberty Bells are beginning to pop up throughout the Commonwealth, and I am sure around the nation, as we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the 4th of July 1776.  These are a few words from that epic document.                                                                           The…

Readings—Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 99; II Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 On this last Sunday after the Epiphany, the season that celebrates the infant of light coming into the world in a stable in Bethlehem, we conclude with the Gospel according to St. Matthew’s account of the Transfiguration.  On a mountaintop, Jesus shone brilliantly, accompanied by Peter,…