Great Balls of Fire Lectionary 15 May 2016 Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104:24-34,35b Romans 8:14-17 John 14:8-17 Text to Life One of the greatest confusions in the church today is the one between “values” and “virtues.” Let me tell you what I mean. The...
“What are you, Lord, what are you? What shall my heart conceive you to be? Assuredly you are life; you are wisdom; you are truth; you are goodness; you are blessedness; you are eternity; and you are every true good.” St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) To access...
A prayer entitled “Prayer to the Holy Family” from Pope Francis in his recent Amoris Laetitia (“On Love in the Family”) released 08 May 2016: Jesus, Mary and Joseph, In you see contemplate The splendor of true love, To you we turn with trust. Holy Family of...
Who’s afraid of a little disorder? Usually the church. But if anything we learn about Pentecost Sunday, it’s that the Holy Spirit refuses to fit into our “orderly” understandings. We are not in control. God is. Just as in the Jewish tradition, the Jubilee...
Bless theLord, O my soul, •and all that is within me bless his holy name. 2Bless theLord, O my soul, •and forget not all his benefits; 3Whoforgives all your sins •and heals all your infirmities; 4Whoredeems your life from the Pit •and crowns you with faithful love and...
