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Free for Today
By Jessica Coblentz Throughout this Sunday’s readings, we find overt prohibitions of greed: “Take care to guard against all greed,” Jesus warns, “for though one may be rich, one’s life does not...
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Faith & Volcanoes
by Kate Dugan When my husband and I decided we were ready to begin thinking about having a kid, he texted me a reference to a Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks classic, Joe Versus the Volcano. In the 1990 movie, Tom...
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A Mary I’d Like to Get to Know Again
by Jen Owens This is an excerpt from a retreat talk, incarnations of which Jen has given at retreats in Northern and Southern California. Hearing about the Assumption of Mary has made me wonder about...
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Getting through Our Narrow Expectations
by Pearl Maria Barros It’s not every Sunday that you hear about “wailing and grinding of teeth” – thanks be to God. But this Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 13:22-30) includes this rather unsettling phrase which...
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Walking Humbly
By Rebecca Lynne Fullan Humility. This week’s readings come praising and encouraging it—but what is it? Is it taking the last place because you really want the first? Is it not asking questions when...
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Seeking God’s Counsel
by Angela Batie Carlin Hate is a strong word. As I type this, I’m preparing to board a plane to Seattle to meet my two-week-old niece. I’ve never seen her, but I already love her. I love my parents,...
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Lost & Found
By Rebecca Lynne Fullan I love this week’s readings. They are graceful and abundant, and cause me to rethink assumptions. Look at Paul, in the second reading, for example. Paul gets a lot of flack...
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Gracious and Faithful
by Jen Owens In coming to the readings for this week, I find myself in the thick of things, like all the characters we meet in these three stories—trying to show gratitude for something miraculous like...
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Keep On Truckin’
I am teaching a student for whom English is a second language, and a recently acquired one at that. He is soon going to take a test that is far too advanced for his current level, and so he muddles...
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The Fairness of God’s Embrace: Reflections on Sunday’s Readings
by Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello In my day job as a professor of American Studies I work to help my students question and explore “facts” about the United States that are often taken for granted. The...
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