4th Sunday of Advent – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

  Welcome back Gabriel. You will recall that the angel Gabriel came first Zechariah to announce…

3rd Advent Sunday – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

The curtain comes down suddenly at the end of today’s gospel. And we are left with…

2nd Advent Sunday – First Impressions 2

  At the airport recently a mother and her two-year-old were among those of us waiting…

2nd Advent Sunday – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 1

“You’ve finally arrived!” That’s what we say to someone after waiting for them on a street…

1st Advent Sunday – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

“The Penny Drops.” That’s a phrase a woman in Maine on a parish retreat recently used…

Feast of Christ the King – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Have you ever been at a meeting that lacked a clear agenda and was poorly run?…

33rd Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS   2

We are approaching the last Sunday of the liturgical year. Next week is the feast of…

33rd Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

  Let’s be cautious and pause before we make today’s parable into an allegory. The rich…

32nd Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

We have been reading from First Thessalonians over these weeks. It is our earliest written New…

30th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

I have a picture on my wall, a gift from a rabbi. It shows her blessing…