The Fourth Sunday of Lent 2021 – Cycle B; 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23; Psalm 137; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21 As the server poured water over my hands to ritually wash them, as prescribed, I prayed, “Lord, wash away my iniquity … Continue reading →

The Third Sunday of Lent 2021 – Cycle B, Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25 I always thought that the opposite of love was rage, the extreme, irrational, uncontrollable expression of anger, the force that drove people … Continue reading →

The Second Sunday of Lent 2021 – Cycle B/ Genesis 22: 1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Psalm 116; Romans 8: 31b-34; Mark 9:2-10 Saint Augustine said that our hearts are made for God and that we will be forever restless until … Continue reading →

The First Sunday of Lent 2021 – Cycle B – Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 We celebrate Christian feasts differently then we used to. A long fast led up to a feast which included fasting from … Continue reading →