Readings: Ezekiel 37: 12-14; Romans 8: 8-11; John 11: 1-45 Preacher: Nora Bradbury-Haehl Back in the 90’s Tori Amos had a song that went, “God sometimes you just don’t come through. Do you need a woman to look after you?” I’ve been feeling a lot like Tori lately, like God somehow dropped the ball or stopped paying attention. As I… read more →

Readings: 1 Samuel 16: 1B, 6-7, 10-13A; Ephesians 5: 8-14; John 9: 1-41 Preacher: Father Paul English Today we see, in both First Samuel and in the Gospel of John, the power of light. John presents it in a most clever way: through the experience of blindness and the ability to see. Darkness and light.Typical of Jesus, he puts a… read more →

Readings: Exodus 17: 3-7; Romans 5: 1-2, 5-8; John 4: 5-42 Preacher: Sr. Joan Sobala SSJ In today’s Gospel, a woman of Samaria is seeking water from the village well. Her timing for arrival at the well bears the mark of a failed life. She encounters Jesus. They have an unexpected, long conversation. Hold this woman and Jesus in your… read more →

Readings: Genesis 12:1-4A; 2 Timothy 1:8B-10; Matthew 17:1-9 Preacher: Charlsey Bickett In the early summer of 2016 I was a newlywed settling into my both my new marriage and my new (ish) government job. Although the changes in my life had made me incredibly happy, deep down I knew something was missing. I met a cousin for coffee and he… read more →

Readings: Joel 2: 12-18; 2 Corinthians 5: 20-6:2; Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-18 Preacher: Gloria Ulterino It was Ash Wednesday… almost 30 years ago now. I was at work in the parish office, and the phone rang. “Hi, Mom! I just wanted you to know I went to church today!” Her chipper voice conveyed the good news as much as the… read more →

Readings: Isaiah 49: 14-15; 1 Corinthians 4: 1-5; Matthew 6: 24-34 Preacher: Sr. Janet Korn RSM When things in life begin to look bleak and troublesome we tend to pull away, as it were, to take shelter or look for some space and time to deal with the issue or issues that troubles us. We take time out to go… read more →

Readings: Leviticus 19: 1-2, 17-18; 1 Corinthians 3: 16-23; Matthew 5: 38-48 Preacher: Tim Weider February 18-19, 2017 Our first reading this weekend shows us God telling Moses to tell the whole community to “be holy… not bear hatred ….Take no revenge and cherish no grudge…Love your neighbor as yourself…!” Our psalm reminds us that God redeems our lives from… read more →

Readings: Sirach 15: 15-20; 1 Corinthians 2: 6-10; Matt 5: 17-37 Preacher: M. Lourdes Perez-Albuerne The passage we read in today’s Gospel from Matthew was written for his community of Jews converted to Christianity. Matthew insisted that the community had to continue keeping Jewish law, even the smallest of the laws, but wants them to understand that the letter of… read more →

Readings: Isaiah 58:7-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Matthew 5: 13-16 Preacher: Margie Benza Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, the Joy of the Gospel, brings to light the readings of Isaiah, Corinthians and Matthew. The line, “they fail to move us,” has permeated within me these last few weeks. The teaching reads, “The ‘excluded’ are still waiting. To sustain a lifestyle which excludes… read more →

Readings: Zephaniah 2: 3, 3: 12-13; 1 Corinthians 1: 26-31; Matthew 5: 1-12A Preacher: Gee Gee Micoli Several years ago, I read the book Proof of Heaven, the true story of a neurosurgeon who did not believe in God. At the peak of his career, he developed bacterial meningitis and was declared brain dead. His story recalls his son pleading… read more →