11/1 Readings: Before the Throne October 25, 2020 Sunday's Readings God has promised shelter and a good shepherd, springs of water, and the end of tears. God cannot lie and will give all these good things.
10/18 Readings: The Things That Are God’s October 14, 2020 Sunday's Readings Devotion to God does not settle what allegiance is owed to earthly powers, although it relativizes any such commitment and prohibits the deification of the state and rulers.
10/4 Readings: At All Times September 28, 2020 Sunday's Readings We owe a return of fruit not only at the time of the harvest but at any time God may request it.
9/27 Readings: Creeds September 21, 2020 Sunday's Readings, Updates In addition to the Nicene Creed, creedal-like texts in scripture and the Christian tradition articulate the deposit of faith in short, memorable passages.
9/20 Readings: Sacramentals September 14, 2020 Sunday's Readings, Updates We were made for God and are destined to repose eternally in a divine community of love. The present time is short, and we are to deepen our devotion by watchfulness and prayer.
9/13 Readings: Release September 8, 2020 Sunday's Readings, Updates The command to forgive from the heart when one’s heart has been deeply wounded may seem almost cruel, especially when the wound is fresh and wrenching.
8/30 Readings: A Better Way August 24, 2020 Sunday's Readings, Updates Life can be wasted amid toys, endless entertainment, and alcohol.
8/23 Readings: A Child Reborn August 19, 2020 Sunday's Readings Moses was drawn out of the water and returned to his mother, not only to be safe but to be the one who saves, to be the one who would lead his people through a torrent of water toward the dry land of freedom.
8/16 Readings: Unity and Dividing Walls August 10, 2020 Sunday's Readings, Updates In Christ, the dividing walls of hostility are falling, and a new humanity is coming into being.
8/9 Readings: Love and a Firm Grasp August 3, 2020 Sunday's Readings, Updates Although human families and communities are frail, they have, we dare to believe, the capacity for unity in the love which God is.