Year A: Second Sunday of Easter
Let’s imagine Thomas this morning and try to understand him. He was known as the Twin, so I have wondered about the sibling who shared his birth. Was it possible that for Thomas nothing was completely real or acceptable unless he shared it with his twin? What happened to him or her? Did Thomas feel […]
Read MoreYear A – Easter Day – The Resurrection of the Lord
There is a stunning scene in a play called “the King Comes to His Own.” The playwright, Dorothy L Sayers, makes it clear that Jesus had left the tomb before the stone was rolled away from its opening. The molecules of the transformed body reassemble themselves outside the tomb taking the form of a person. […]
Read MoreYear A: Sixth Sunday in Lent - Liturgy of the Passion
Reading the story of the Passion in its entirety is a liturgy in itself. An act of worship and a participation of the people in a drama that continues through the ages. It is like listening to Bach who, inspired by this gospel’s account, composed the heart-breaking St. Matthew’s Passion. The drama unfolds in the […]
Read MoreYear A - Fifth Sunday in Lent
Lazarus. Even his name causes confusion with most English-speaking people who seem unable to pronounced all the consonants in it correctly. An elusive name, an elusive personality, he remains a man of mystery. So much so that great writers have been intrigued by his story, the seventh and final sign of Jesus in the gospel […]
Read MoreYear A - Fourth Sunday in Lent
In spite of the fact that we live in a world that increasingly confuses “wants” with “needs”, the 23rd Psalm continues to top the scriptural hit parade. “The Lord is my shepherd,” and therefore I have all that I need!” It is a bold claim and abiding affirmation of faith. Popular from generation to generation […]
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