The First Sunday of Lent Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7; Psalm 51; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 David Shannon wrote a children’s book entitled, “No, David!”* David’s mom always said…No David! Don’t write on the wall with crayons, David! Don’t stand on a … Continue reading →

Ash Wednesday Joel 2: 12-18; Psalm 51; 2 Corinthians 5:20–6:20; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 “return to me…with your whole heart…” There are many shades to returning. Dorothy realizes she is home from Technicolor Oz back to sepia coloured Kansas. Her journey … Continue reading →

The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18; Psalm 103; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 “Be holy…” What does it mean to be holy? Do we even have an understanding to begin expressing want we are invited to live? … Continue reading →

The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sirach 15:15-20; Psalm 199; 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37 The Gospel catalogue is stunning in its breathe of human failure: anger – insult – murder – lust – sexual object – adultery – divorce … Continue reading →

The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 58:7-10; Psalm 112; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Matthew 5:13-16 After the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School ten years ago in which 20 children between the ages of six and seven years of … Continue reading →