Be Holy and Perfect
Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, Quinquagesima Sunday (Lectionary 79) The bookends for today’s readings are challenging. Be holy, for I, the Lord, your God,…
Read moreSeventh Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, Quinquagesima Sunday (Lectionary 79) The bookends for today’s readings are challenging. Be holy, for I, the Lord, your God,…
Read moreIn meditating upon these readings for Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time (A) (328), I was struck by two things in particular. “Do not neglect to do good…
Read more4th Sunday in Ordinary time (A) Jesus went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them. When we think…
Read morehttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010823.cfm I always delight in meditating upon this beautiful feast of the Epiphany. The feast has a complicated history, and for many centuries was observed with even greater solemnity than…
Read moreThe readings for this Second Sunday of Advent (A) are so very full, and I don’t just mean long – they are dense. There’s a whole bunch here about sprouts…
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