On the 5th Sunday of Easter, the Revised Common Lectionary stays in John, taking a leap forward (and, if you think about it, backward too) into Holy Week. The text is John 13:31-35. On Maundy Thursday, if you remember, we heard this and an earlier portion from the same chapter (John 13:1-17, 31b-35). (And if […]
Letters to a Young Pastor: Gregory of Nazianzus and the Nature of Ministry
Dear ______: I don’t usually write to two days in a row. Basically I never write you except on Thursdays. But I decided to make an exception today. In the East today is the commemoration of one of my favorite saints, Gregory of Nazianzus. I thought it would be a good idea to recommend him […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, Advent 4, Luke 1:39-55
On the fourth Sunday of Advent the lectionary Gospel finally brings us to what we thought the whole of Advent should be about: the anticipation of the birth of Jesus. No more of John the Baptist and his wild preaching about turning the world upside down, leveling the mountains and filling up the valleys with […]
Saints You’ve Probably Never Heard of: Greatmartyr Marina
Last week I made up a title for a post (a riff on a made up Jeopardy category) and a couple of readers said they were looking forward to more in the series. Series? What series? Well here we go then. Saints You’ve Never Heard of for 200, Alex “Greatmartyr Marina” came up in the […]
Saints You’ve Probably Never Heard of: Greatmartyr Euphemia
Occasionally my blog feels like background work for a round of Jeopardy. I’ll take ‘Saints you’ve never heard of’ for 100, Alex. Today is one of those days. Mr. Trebek says, And the answer is — She was a consecrated virgin, a holy martyr, and a theologian who influenced the doctrinal decision at one of […]
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