C06: The Second Sunday after Christmas Day, Year C (2022)
“My mother would tell you, flat out, that her favorite Gospel was the Gospel of John…A lot of people agree,” begins Scott Spencer, author and New Testament scholar. He continues, “It’s hard to match John’s...
C05: The First Sunday after Christmas Day, Year C (2021)
“The “Lost Years”…sounds like a suspense TV series…“The Lost Years” can also refer to a big chunk of Jesus’s life,” says Scott Spencer, author and New Testament scholar. He continues, “From infancy to 30, we...
B52: Reign of Christ Sunday, Year B (2021)
“Will you marry me?…That’s one of those questions that literally changes your life…People have told me about other questions that changed their lives,” begins Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond,...
B47: The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2021)
“In a book called The Critical Years, Sharon Parks writes about going to Harvard as a new chaplain.” At a reception, a professor shared with her how hard it had been to send his son...
B46: The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2021)
“Have you ever felt used? It’s a crummy feeling to be treated as a pawn or stepping stone in someone’s plan, as an unwilling object used for another’s benefit or pleasure. It’s dehumanizing and it’s...