Homily for Good Friday, March 2, 2021
The passion narrative is so powerful that it is easy to overlook our first reading for today, the passage from Isaiah. It is one of what is referred to the …
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Sermon for Palm Sunday, Year B, March 27, 2021
The Liturgy of the Palms: John 12:12-16 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 15:1-39 Blessed be God, our doors are open! This …
Sermon for Lent 4, Year B, March 14, 2021
Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22, Ephesians 2:1-10, John 3:14-21 I’m not sure if they are still producing and distributing this particular miniature comic book that told the story of a …
Sermon for Lent 3, Year B, March 7, 2021
Exodus 20:1-17, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, John 2:13-22 In today’s gospel we get a rare glimpse into Jesus as a person. At times we hear that Jesus sees the needs …
Sermon for Lent 2, Year B, February 28, 2021
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16, Psalm 22:22-30, Romans 4:13-25, Mark 8:31-38 In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he references the covenant God makes with Abraham in our lesson from Genesis. Paul notes that God …
First Sunday in Lent, Year B, February 21, 2021
Genesis 9:8-17, Psalm 25:1-9,1 Peter 3:18-22, Mark 1:9-15 Rainbows do not make me think of Lent – especially after receiving a Valentine’s Day card in the mail from our granddaughter …
Sermon for Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Isaiah 58:1-12, Psalm 103:8-14, 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Our reading from Isaiah begins with God instructing the prophet to “shout out” to the people, calling their attention to “their …
Sermon for Epiphany 5, Year B, February 7, 2021
Isaiah 40:21-31, Psalm 147:1-12, 21c, 1 Corinthians 9:16-23, Mark 1:29-39 Jesus leaves the synagogue where people are not only amazed that he has commanded an unclean spirit to leave a …
Sermon for Epiphany 4, Year B, January 31, 2021
Deuteronomy 18:15-20, Psalm 111, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Mark 1:21-28 Our gospel reading today begins with Jesus and going into the synagogue in Capernaum and teaching. It tells us the people, “were …
Sermon for Epiphany 3, Year B, January 24, 2021
Jonah 3:1-5, 10, Psalm 62:6-14, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, Mark 1:14-30 In 1 Corinthians, Paul writes, “the appointed time has grown short . . . for the present form of this …