Readings: Malachi 3:1-4; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Susan K. Roll “They were called ‘Thunder Candles,’” the elderly Polish nun told me. “We would light them during a thunderstorm to pray for protection. These candles were blessed on February 2nd, the Feast of the Purification of Mary, the same time as the… read more →
Readings: Isaiah 8:23-9:3; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17; Matthew 4:12-23Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sheryl Zabel Today’s gospel—Matthew’s account of the start of Jesus’ public ministry—is so rich. It begins with Jesus’ move to Capernaum, in a region once occupied by the Assyrians. He was recalling a famous prophecy of Isaiah, that the people who walked… read more →
Readings: Isaiah 49:3, 5-6; 1 Corinthians 1: 1-3; John 1: 29-34Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Ruth Marchetti This move into Ordinary Time feels anything but ordinary. We live in extraordinary times with each day bringing astonishing shifts in normal weather patterns, frightening news of fragile international relations being negotiated through confrontation and bullying and increasing… read more →
Readings: Isaiah 42: 1-4,6-7; Acts 10: 34-38; Matthew 3: 13-17Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Susan K. Roll If you were to visit Israel today, especially with a tour group that arranges visits to sites meaningful to Christians, you yourself could be baptized in the Jordan River. While scholars believe that Jesus was baptized by his… read more →
Readings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3: 2-3a, 5-6, Matthew 2: 1-12 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Gee Gee Micoli Haven’t we all from time to time gazed up at the stars? They appear brighter away from city lights or during the dark winter evenings when the earth is farthest from the sun. I ponder how ships… read more →