September 25, 2016 Pentecost 19C Luke 16:19-31

In this week’s Gospel we hear the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus. Poor Lazarus is described as “longing” for just a scrap of food, even the food that fell from the table would be enough for him. This poor man was covered with sores, […]

September 18, 2016 Pentecost 18C Luke 16:1-13

In this week’s Gospel Jesus tells the story of the “Dishonest Steward,” surprising us by lifting him up as a “shrewd” man, as an example to be imitated by his followers, and then he paradoxically warns us all, “No slave can serve two masters; for a slave […]

September 11, 2016 Pentecost 17C Luke 15:3-7

“So Jesus told them this parable: “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? When he has found it, he lays it […]

September 4, 2016 Pentecost 16C Luke 14:25-33

In the movie “City Slickers,” Billy Crystal, plays a character who finds himself in the midst of a mid-life crisis. His job doesn’t make sense, his relationship with his wife and kids is falling apart, he’s totally lost, heart and soul. So in an attempt to figure […]

August 28, 2016 Pentecost 15C Luke 14:1, 7-14 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

In First John we read, “Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.” (1 John 4:7-8) […]

August 21, 2016 Pentecost 14C Psalm 103:1-5

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits— who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the […]

August 14, 2016 Pentecost 13C Luke 12:49-56

“Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! From now on five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three; they will be divided.” Luke 12: 51-52

In this […]

August 7, 2016 Pentecost 12C Luke 12:32-40

“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. […]

July 31, 2016 Pentecost 11C Luke 12:13-21 Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-23 Colossians 3:1-11

Too many things holding me down Too many things keeping this bird on the ground I hear you speak and I look to the sky I hear your word and I just know I have to fly

I […]

July 24, 2016 Pentecost 10C The Lord’s Prayer Luke 11:1-13 Matthew 6:9-13

I have a confession to make regarding The Lord’s Prayer. I confess that I rarely “pray” this sacred prayer. I say it all the time, almost every Sunday, and at special events. I’ve memorized the traditional and the contemporary versions, I can […]