Readings: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24; 2 Corinthians 8: 7,9,13-15; Mark 5:21-43Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Deirdre McKiernan-Hetzler In the first of our beautiful readings today, Wisdom tells us, “God created all things that they might have being, and the creatures of the world are wholesome…” God is present in all of creation. And we are invited to… read more →
Readings: Job 38:1, 8-11; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Mark 4:35-41Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Irene Goodwin There is a folk tale about a snake who was on the way to an important conference. The snake came upon a very wide, deep crevice. The snake wondered how he would get to the other side. He noticed a bird… read more →
Readings: Ezekiel 17: 22-24; 2 Corinthians 5: 6-10; Mark 4: 26-34Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Gloria Ulterino Flourishing! I love that word! I love the way it feels in my mouth when I say it. Even more, I love what it means. Alive! Abundant! Thriving! Perhaps what I love most is this: it’s a true word… read more →
Readings: Exodus 24: 3- 8; Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 14: 12-16, 22-26Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Deni Mack Think for a moment of the time when you felt most alive in your faith. Was it when you held your newborn child? Was it when on retreat? Was it as you gave communion to a loved one? Any… read more →
Readings: Deuteronomy 4: 32-34, 39-40; Romans 8: 14-17; Matthew 28: 16-20Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Sr. Barbara MooreIt almost feels like a liturgical high these past few weeks and months. We have experienced the death and resurrection, the explosive presence of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost and today we celebrate the early church’s understanding of the… read more →
Readings: Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12: 3B-7,12-13; John 20: 19-23Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Susan K. Roll Some years ago, when I was teaching college-level theology, I used to have great fun with this passage from Acts chapter 2. I would read it loudly, with vigor and increasing energy, “We are Parthians, Medes and Elamites, inhabitants… read more →
Readings: Acts 1: 1-11; Ephesians 4: 1-13; Mark 16: 15-20Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Christine Nowak Kvam At the time of his Ascension, Jesus gives his followers an enormously important charge: “You will be my witnesses.” Many of the earliest Apostles took on this responsibility by becoming missionaries (and according to Mark 15:17-18 apparently also invincible,… read more →
Readings: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Marlene Bessette I am not an English major, but “as” is a very versatile word. Apparently, it can be a conjunction, a preposition, an adverb or a noun. Who knew that “as” is also a type of Roman coin?In today’s gospel, we… read more →
Readings: Acts 9: 26-31; 1 John 3: 18-24; John 15: 1-8Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Cathy Kamp As we continue to reflect on the impact of the coronavirus on our lives, our faith and our ministries, the Fifth Sunday of Easter gifts us with Saul, the first letter of John, and Jesus’ discourse on the vine… read more →
Readings: Acts 4: 8-12; 1 John 3: 1-2; John 10: 11-18Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Nancy DeRyckeDid you ever find yourself saying: “I just wish someone would tell me what to do”? Whether it’s praying for the proverbial thunderbolt from heaven so there can be no mistake …or whether, when we’re tired or hassled, we just… read more →