Introduction to Loaf Mass (by Wendy Pope) The first day of August is a special time on the wheel of the year, cross-quarter, falling halfway between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. This is…
The Good News: Acts 11:1-18 Common English Bible 11 The apostles and the brothers and sisters throughout Judea heard that even the Gentiles had welcomed God’s word. 2 When Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers…
The Good News: John 12:1-8 NRSVUE Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served,…
image: By Mike Moyers, used with permission https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/cdri/jpeg/Lenten_Labyrinth_HR.jpg Luke 13:31-35 Common English Bible Sorrow for Jerusalem 31 At that time, some Pharisees approached Jesus and said, “Go! Get away from here, because Herod wants to…
The Good News: Luke 6:17-26 NRSVUE Jesus Teaches and Heals 17 He came down with them and stood on a level place with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people…
Luke 4:21-30 Common English Bible He began to explain to them, “Today, this scripture has been fulfilled just as you heard it.” Everyone was raving about Jesus, so impressed were they by the gracious words…
The Good News: John 2:1-11 CEB On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and 2 Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. 3 When the wine…
ANGELS EVERYWHERE Voice of the Day: “Angels Everywhere” from “The Universal Christ” by Richard Rohr “An angel, (theologian Walter) Wink believed, is the inner spirit or soul of a thing. When we honor the…
CHILDREN’S SUNDAY The Good News: 1 Samuel 2:1-9, The Song of Hannah Common English Bible 2 Then Hannah prayed: My heart rejoices in the Lord. My strength rises up in the Lord! My mouth mocks my enemies because…
Joel 2:21-26 Contemporary English Version (CEV) 21 So tell the soil to celebrate 22 and wild animals to stop being afraid. Grasslands are green again; fruit trees and fig trees are loaded with fruit. Grapevines are…
