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Preach This Week ~ Sunday homily
28 OT C ~Lk 17:11-19~"The Tenth Leper" Susan McGurgan, D.Min.
They had been cursed by God. Everyone knew that! They were visited by a plague that did not kill, but never seemed to end. Their families...
Oct 85 min read
23 OT C ~ "The Holy Mundane" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger, PhD
Jesus and the disciples continue their journey up to Jerusalem, and up to the Cross. Along the way, the Lord responds to their questions...
Oct 16 min read
26 OT C ~ Lk 16:19-31~ "Lazarus at the Gate" Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.
HOMILY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH You will need to give him a name. You really need to name him today. It will be more complicated if you...
Sep 235 min read
25 OT C ~ Lk. 16:1-13~ "Trustworthy" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min
There’s no way around it. This week’s Gospel is an odd little story that leaves us scratching our heads, and wondering what’s up. While...
Sep 165 min read
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Philippians 2:6-11, "The Cross" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.
In our culture, we work very hard to create a world immune to suffering and pain. We retreat into gated communities, embrace fantasy...
Sep 113 min read
23 OT C, Lk 14:25-33 ~ "Being Disciples" Rev. Richard Eslinger, PhD
This is now the tenth day (or “ninth day” if preached at a Vigil Mass) since that horrible morning at Annunciation Church School when a...
Sep 36 min read
22 OT C Luke 14:1, 7-14 ~ "Making Room" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.
In this climate of political divisiveness and social polarization, I hear many Christians longing for worship that is free of advocacy,...
Aug 263 min read
21 OT C ~ Is 66:18-21/Lk 13:22-30 ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min. "Entering the Banquet/Entrando al Banquete"
I used to hear the words of Isaiah and think about a garden near Mexico City where statues of the indigenous tribes bring offerings to...
Aug 185 min read
20 OT C ~ Lk 12: 49-53 ~ "Set the Earth on Fire~ Susan McGurgan, D. Min.
This reading seems jarring, unsettling— Frankly, it feels as if it belongs in our headlines, not our Gospel. In fact, given the ugly...
Aug 124 min read
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