A summary of the series on Mary, pointing to the picture of the divine mother as a corrective to balance our view of the sacred and of the whole of life.View, print or download pdf transcriptListen, or download mp3 audio
Continue readingThe distortions about idealizing virginity are cleared away to reveal a truly prophetic power in the “Blessed Mother” of Christ—a birth that marks the transformation of the world.View, print or download pdf transcriptListen, or download mp3 audio
Continue readingWhen we clear away the distorting glorification of suffering, we find in Mary a guide to a healthy way to regard sorrow as a part life, and indeed, a part of our joy.View, print or download pdf transcriptListen, or download mp3 audio
Continue readingExile Wisdom, Part 7In a moment when no hope appears from within history, Jeremiah directs the peoples’ attention, not away from history, but toward that which is beyond history, acting within history.View, print or download pdf transcriptListen or download mp3 audio
Continue readingExile Wisdom, Part 6Looking to a time of restoration following the exile, Jeremiah speaks of God entering into a new kind of relationship with the world, a “new covenant”—a new love.View, print or download pdf transcriptListen or download mp3 audio
Continue readingRev. James Ravenscroft Remembrance Day can be a challenge for some. We need to remember those whose lives were lost in war even as we strive to be people of peace. Can we balance these two realities?View, print or download pdf script
Continue readingExile Wisdom, Part 5Jeremiah encourage the people to find a way to live well during their time of exile, trusting that God is still with them; and these are words of wisdom for us as we live through our many kinds of exile.View, print or download pdf transcript
Continue readingExile Wisdom, Part 4When Jeremiah invested in property that was about to be lost, he showed the people a way to locate their hope far beyond what they could see.View, print or download pdf transcript
Continue readingStewardship SundayPaul encourages us to see how we are enriched by our own generosity.View, print, or download pdf transcript
Continue readingExile Wisdom, Part 3Jeremiah challenges the people to see, in tragic and painful part of life, God acting in the world, like a potter reshaping a pot.View, print or download pdf transcript
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