Posts from 2026 (Page 3)

When Lazarus came out of the tomb, he was alive but still bound. What still keeps us bound that needs to be released?

Our scriptural tradition presents us with the full array of human emotion and action. May we have the courage to stay steady and open through it all.

In today's readings we hear people plotting harm against others. This should give us pause to explore the stories we tell about others.

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph - a man who took the ordinary seriously and lived a life of extraordinary faith.

The prophet Isaiah's word echo with modern implications related to climate change. We must forge ahead with hope and action.

Many of our modern traditions around St. Patrick's Day have little to do with the actual man who offered grace - even to his captors.

Lent is a time to lean into trusting God and staying connected to God through prayer - in the good times and the hard times.

In these readings we are encouraged to open the eyes of our heart so that wonder, joy, pain and privilege may become more visible to us.

Our gospel story today invites us to think about what truly makes us happy and how we might come to know that we are loved.

Our faith tradition clearly tells us to love neighbor and self. Jesus showed us what this looked like and asks us to do the same.

Jesus is the "stronger one" who has come to overturn the social order and usher in a world based on justice and equity.

In our scriptural tradition, we witness a balance of structure and story - providing us with the law as well as collective memory.