by Shelly | Apr 26, 2022 | Sermons
Jesus comes, feeds, and asks… “Do we love him?” The disciples make a big splash and eat breakfast with the risen Jesus. Wading in the water (remembering baptism) and eating with Jesus (celebrating holy communion) is our weekly encounter with the...
by Shelly | Apr 21, 2022 | Sermons
Learning to See and Trust the signs of Resurrection In spite of all we have heard and all we have seen, it is often hard to believe. Because it is hard to believe, we will invest ourselves in the Easter mystery for fifty days (a week of weeks). Because it is hard to...
by Shelly | Apr 8, 2022 | Easter Events, Sermons
Walking with Jesus from triumph to the cross “The last enemy to be destroyed is death,” Paul writes. Today Christ is risen, and we gather together with astonishment and joy. Christ is risen, and we have been set free from the bonds of death. Christ is risen, and we...
by Shelly | Apr 8, 2022 | Sermons
Walking with Jesus from triumph to the cross Today we follow Christ from triumphal entry to the cross, each waypoint of the journey marked by Jesus’ compassion for those who would betray, mock, accuse, or do violence to him. Though persecuted and beaten, Jesus the Son...
by Shelly | Mar 30, 2022 | Sermons
From trial to newness Our God makes all things new. In the first reading God promises it. In the gospel Mary anticipates it, anointing Jesus’ feet with costly perfume in preparation for the day of his burial. In the second reading Paul recalls his transformation from...
by Shelly | Mar 22, 2022 | Sermons
As We Forgive Others The psalm sets the tone this day: “Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sin is put away!” Happy are those who have “become the righteousness of God” in the merits of Christ Jesus. Happy are those for whom the forgiveness of...
