Reflections from Rick Lord on Leadership, Transformation, and Things That Keep Human Life Distinctively Human
The season of Lent ends at sundown today and we enter the Paschal Triduum, the three ‘Great Days’ which commemorate the Last Supper, Passion, and Death of Christ. These, together with Easter, are the most solemn and distinctive celebrations of the liturgical year. The washing of feet and the sharing of a meal are the [...]
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Jesus said to him, “Do quickly what you are going to do.” Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. Some thought that, because Judas had the common purse, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival”; or, that he should give something to the poor. So, [...]
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From my Invitation to Holy Week on Palm/Passion Sunday: We have entered into Holy Week, the week of greatest depth, wonder, and solemnity in the Christian liturgical year. It is a week full of emotional highs and lows, a week that touches the depth and complexity of our human condition, our desire for love and [...]
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Tonight, as we contemplate the inexpressible truth that God loves this world and embraces each of us by becoming human in Jesus, we must ask ourselves how we in turn can embody that love in our daily awareness and practice of compassionate self-giving to those in need. This is what we learn from looking into [...]
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As Advent nears its end, we focus on Joseph and the journey of faith that opens up before him. I am struck by the transformation of Joseph in this story (Matthew 1:18-25), by his awakening from a night of uncertainty and most likely deep hurt, to an uncommon destiny of adoptive care for the one to [...]
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We’ve reached the final weekend of the Liturgical Year, the Last Sunday after Pentecost which focuses on the theme of “Christ The King.” The central message of Jesus focused on the proclamation of an alternative kingdom, the kingdom of God. Jesus could have spoken about the ‘family’ of God or the ‘community’ of God, but [...]
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Just a week or so ago, while having lunch with our current Minister of Music, Mitchell Edgar-Galloway, and Bill Roberts of Virginia Seminary about our upcoming parish retreat at Shrine Mont, we talked about our enthusiasm for Maurice Duruflé’s choral setting of the Requiem Mass (I know, how typical for church musicians and clergy types). [...]
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Last Sunday was an extraordinary celebration of faith and common mission at Holy Comforter. It doesn’t get much better on Pentecost than having a former Bishop of Jerusalem as your celebrant and preacher. Bishop Samir Kafity graced us with inspiring and confident words as we renewed our baptismal promises to engage God’s mission in the [...]
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Tomorrow we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, the third great feast of the church year after Christmas and Easter for which the Church of the Holy Comforter is named. It reenacts the story of a small group of disciples who were still confused and adrift after the death and resurrection of their Lord. All they [...]
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Working Preacher.org sponsored by Luther Seminary offers this Video with insightful commentary that a certain preacher may include in his sermon this Sunday.
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