Opening Address Justified rather than the other — that’s the plain, startling verdict Christ hands down at the end of today’s parable, reversing exactly who the room would have expected to hear it about. Bloom’s Sunday Mass, offered today in the Independent Catholic tradition — not affiliated with or recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, […]
Tag Archives: Bloom Ministries
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Aug
Opening Address The chains fell off — three of the plainest, most physical words in all of Scripture, and today’s whole feast is built around them. Beloved, grace and peace to you this morning: however you arrive here, tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed elsewhere or shut out elsewhere. Bloom is not a room […]
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Jul
Opening Address The laborers are few — that’s the plain, almost weary observation Christ makes right before sending anyone out at all, and it’s worth carrying into this morning before anything else is said. Beloved, grace and peace to you: however you arrive here, tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed elsewhere or shut out […]
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Jul
Jul
Opening Address Possessing all things — that’s how Paul describes a life that, by every visible measure, has nothing at all, and it’s the whole key to today’s feast. Beloved, grace and peace to you: however you arrive here, tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed elsewhere or shut out elsewhere. Bloom is not a […]
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Jul
Jul
Opening Address One thing is necessary — that’s the gentle correction Christ gives a woman who was doing everything right, by every visible measure, and it’s worth sitting with before anything else is said this morning. Beloved, grace and peace to you: however you arrive here, tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed elsewhere or […]
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Jul
Jul
Opening Address Possess your souls — that’s the strange promise Christ gives His disciples right after warning them they’ll be betrayed by their own families, and it’s worth sitting with before anything else is said this morning. Beloved, grace and peace to you: however you arrive here, tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed elsewhere […]
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Jul
Jul
Opening Address A den of thieves — that’s the harsh accusation Christ levels at the very Temple meant to be “a house of prayer,” and it’s the specific verse this Daily Offering turns to today. Beloved, grace and peace to you: however you arrive here, tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed elsewhere or shut […]
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Jul
Jul
Opening Address Can you drink the chalice that I shall drink? That’s the question Christ actually asks, today’s feast, when a mother comes requesting glory for her two sons. Beloved, grace and peace to you: however you arrive here, tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed elsewhere or shut out elsewhere. Bloom is not a […]
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Jul
Jul
Opening Address A pearl of great price — that’s what today’s Gospel says is worth selling everything else to keep, and it’s exactly what a ten-year-old girl apparently understood better than most adults ever do. Beloved, grace and peace to you this morning — however you arrive here: tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed […]
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Jul
Jul
Opening Address Lording it over — that’s the exact phrase both of today’s readings use for the kind of leadership Christ refuses, and it’s worth carrying into this morning before anything else is said. Beloved, grace and peace to you: however you arrive here, tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed elsewhere or shut out […]