Podcast: Good News

This Sunday we join Christians around the world in celebrating St. Francis and the wonderful world we are a part of. The theme this year for Season of Creation is living waters. Bring a little water from your tap and be reminded of the gift of water, the importance of water for all living things…

Today we are reminded that actions speak louder than words. God promises to always be generous and provide what we need. We are invited to receive freely and also show up and share. Accompanying Scripture:Exodus 17:1-7,  Psalm 25, Acts 2:43-47 

In this week’s reading, the landowner asks – are you envious because I’m generous? Generosity is so unfair and thank God for that. We are given grace and so is everyone else. Come experience this extravagant grace and together we can practice this for one another. Accompanying Scripture:Jonah 3:10—4:11 Psalm 147, Matthew 20:1-16 

Our readings for this Sunday go beyond simple forgiveness, exploring how forgiveness rebuilds and restores a fractured community. The readings aren’t about flippant forgiveness, cheap grace or pretending but about how costly it is to reconnect. Forgiveness is not shallow but instead requires effort. Thank God for a life of faith where we know we…

Since the seventh century, September 1 has symbolized the day of the creation of the world in the Byzantine tradition and has been the opening feast of its liturgical year (known as the Feast of the Indiction), in parallel with Rosh Hashanah marking the Jewish New Year. We are celebrating this new feast day, Creation…

This week’s reading is all about facing difficult things – our enemies, suffering, expectations. Moses is asked by God to go back to Egypt. Paul asks the community in Rome to stick with each other even when it isn’t easy and Jesus tells Peter he is going to suffer and die. We are not promised…

This week we are invited to think about how we are a ‘chip off the old block.’ We are not in this life alone, we are a part of a deep and wide community of faith full of imperfect folks just like Peter. And yet this is the exact foundation Jesus wants for the church…

Even Jesus sometimes needs a reminder that all means all. In this week’s text a Canaanite woman reminds Jesus that even though she may not be a part of his community, she and her daughter also deserve dignity and care. May we too listen to the interrupting mama bears in our midst. Accompanying Scripture:Isaiah 56:1-8,…

Stormy weather ahead in both texts this week. Storms remind us of the limits of our power over our own lives and yet this helplessness does not need to cause panic. In the midst of all storms, we can cling to God’s steadfast presence and love. God proclaims to us peace in the midst of…

In today’s first reading God invites all who are hungry or thirsty to receive food and drink without cost. Jesus feeds the hungry multitude and reveals the abundance of God. In Holy Communion, we remember all are welcome to the table and none are turned away. As we share the bread of life, we are…