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A God-shaped hole Download November 27, First Sunday of Advent Psalm 122 Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission. “I don’t believe in God,” she said to me. “Well,” I said, “tell me what kind of God it

Turning and turning Download Isaiah 65:17-25 & Canticle 9 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission.   At the Abbey of Gethsemani, where Thomas Merton lived and worked for 27 years, in the gorgeous,

Where do we go from here? Download November 13, Proper 28: Isaiah 65:17-25 & Canticle 9 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission.   “Cheshire Puss,' Alice began, rather timidly…” “Would you tell me, please,

To see with the eyes of our hearts enlightened. Download November 6, Feast of All Saints (observed): Daniel 7:1-3,15-18 Psalm 149 Ephesians 1:11-23 Luke 6:20-31 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission.     There’s a certain symmetry to

Have mercy Download October 23, Proper 25: Joel 2:23-32 & Psalm 65 or Sirach 35:12-17 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission. And then the preacher stood up and told them another parable saying: In a

Enough Download October 2, Proper 22: Lamentations 1:1-6 & Lamentations 3:19-26 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission. I think we need to back up a bit. This is one of those conversations we’re coming into the

Standing under the scriptures Download September 18: Proper 20: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 & Psalm 79:1-9 1 Timothy 2:1-7 & Luke 16:1-13 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission.   So, here’s what I usually do in preparing for a sermon…A couple of