Advent IV 2016 – Cycle A Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 24; Romans 1:1-17; Matthew 1:18-24 Joseph’s heart was racing in anticipation of the wedding. The longing to be in the arms of the woman he loved. A future filled with hopes … Continue reading →

Advent III 2016 – Cycle A Isaiah 35:1-6, 10; Psalm 146; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 Have you ever been in jail? How uncomfortable to be confined in a corner of a windowless room of peeling paint while the door … Continue reading →

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 2016 – Cycle ABC Genesis 3:9-15,20; Psalm 98; Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12; Luke 1:26-38 immaculate pure modesty unstained purity chaste undefiled Words we seldom use any more, …except in ridicule and tongue–in–cheek humour while … Continue reading →

Advent II 2016 – Cycle A Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12 Have you read any poetry this past week? Some of you hear a poem every day if you listen to NPR’s The Writer’s Almanac. Garrison Keillor, … Continue reading →

Advent I 2016 – Cycle A Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44 Do you judge other people? Sure you do. We all do, all the time. We make snap judgments about people based on physical looks, fashion, hair … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving Day 2016 Though we hearken back each Thanksgiving to images of indigenous peoples sitting down together with the Separatist Pilgrim Christians for a festive meal after a good harvest in 1621, the reality is today’s national holiday is rooted … Continue reading →