Lots of promises are being made during this election cycle. But complaints have been leveled at…
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22nd Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2
I have to admit to an initial discomfort at today’s gospel. Luke tells us Jesus has…
21st Sunday of the Year – “FIRST IMPRESSIONS” 2
The passage from Isaiah is from the third major section of the book (Chapters 56-66). The…
21st Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 1
Jesus sounds stern in today’s gospel. We are not used to the compassionate one talking this…
20th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2
Jesus has turned his face to Jerusalem (Luke 9:51), with his disciples following behind. On the way…
20th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS
I thought Jesus was supposed to bring peace to us? Isn’t that what the angels announced…
19th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2
Sometimes it is not hard to imagine the world in which Jesus lived. It seeps through…
19th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Last week we heard the parable of the rich fool who would tear down his barns…
18th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS
When our congregation hears the Ecclesiastes reading today they will wonder who Qoheleth is. It is…
17th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Here’s something you probably don’t know. Brooklyn is farm country. No, not like the farms in…