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What Should We Do?, Advent 3 (C) – December 16, 2018
[RCL]: Zephaniah 3:14-20; Canticle 9; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 Today is the Third Sunday of Advent, traditionally called Gaudete – or Rejoice – Sunday. It comes from today’s lesson from the...
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A Song of Hope, Advent 4 (C) – December 23, 2018
[RCL]: Micah 5:2-5a; Canticle 15 (or 3) or Psalm 80:1-7; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45, (46-55) Liturgical seasons are worthwhile because they reflect the rhythm of life itself. Advent reflects...
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Christmas Is a Choice, Christmas Day (I) – December 25, 2018
[RCL]: Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14 (15-20) Christmas is not an event. Christmas is not a holiday. Christmas is not a church service. Christmas is not a set of familiar carols or...
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O Come All Ye Faithful, Bored and Irritated, Christmas Day (II) – December...
[RCL]: Isaiah 62:6-12; Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:(1-7) 8-20 Why are we here today? That’s actually a more complex question than we might think. Many of us are here out of habit and/or tradition....
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Beyond Words, Christmas Day (III) – December 25, 2018
[RCL]: Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12); John 1:1-14 Words fail. Stand at the edge of the Grand Canyon. Feel the wind rising off the canyon walls. See the light dappling in the crevices...
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A Tent Among Us, Christmas 1 – December 30, 2018
[RCL]: Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 147 or 147:13-21; Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7; John 1:1-18 In today’s Gospel, St. John uses a fascinating image that most of our Bible translations miss. Some of us are...
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After Eight Days, Holy Name Day – January 1, 2019
[RCL]: Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 8; Galatians 4:4-7 or Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 2:15-21 “After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the...
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Stars, Epiphany – January 6, 2019
[RCL]: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-7,10-14; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12 Long before telescopes and computers, people named the stars and charted their long journeys through the heavens. These early...
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How to Be Beloved, Epiphany 1 (C) – January 13, 2019
[RCL]: Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 I want to talk a bit about the Baptism of Jesus, about what it means. The place to start, of course, is with the story we just heard....
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