A feast of an execution device, and a Gospel that puts the court on trial at the very moment it kills Him. The judgment of the world, September 14, 2026.
Tag Archives: gospel of john
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Aug
Aug
Opening Address God loveth a cheerful giver — that’s the specific praise Paul offers, and on the feast of a deacon famous for giving away everything he was ever asked to protect, it’s worth carrying into this morning before anything else is said. Beloved, grace and peace to you: however you arrive here, tired or […]
18
Jul
Jul
Opening Address Love in deed and truth and Truth Meaning isn’t a metaphor today — it’s a job description. 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 you have to earn your way […]
27
Dec
Dec
Opening Address Follow thou me. Three words, and they are the whole of what one man is given on a morning when he asks a question about somebody else. Welcome to Bloom’s Daily Offering for Saturday, December 27, 2025. Today is the feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist, second class, and the vestments are […]
15
Dec
Dec
Opening Address Bloom’s Daily Offering for Monday, and the Gospel this morning is a short interview in which the interesting question comes last—what sayest thou of thyself. This is the Feria II after the Third Sunday of Advent, third class, and the vestments are violet again. Yesterday they were rose for one morning; today the […]
14
Dec
Dec
Opening Address Bloom’s Sunday Mass, and the Church begins this morning by telling you to be glad and then, in the same breath, telling you to ask for something—so let your petitions be made known. This is the Third Sunday of Advent, first class, the Sunday the Church calls Gaudete, and the vestments may be […]
31
Oct
Oct
Opening Address Serve thee with a quiet mind — the Collect doesn’t ask for the adversity itself to vanish first, and it’s worth carrying into this morning before anything else is said. Beloved, grace and peace to you this morning — however you arrive here: tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed elsewhere or shut […]
30
Oct
Oct
Opening Address Fillest every living creature with blessing — not the deserving, not the grateful, not the ones who ask the right way, just every living creature, and it’s worth carrying into this morning before anything else is said. Beloved, grace and peace to you this morning — however you arrive here: tired or hopeful, […]
29
Oct
Oct
Opening Address Redeeming the time — Paul’s instruction for exactly the kind of days that don’t make it easy, and it’s worth carrying into this morning before anything else is said. Beloved, grace and peace to you this morning — however you arrive here: tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed elsewhere or shut out […]
28
Oct
Oct
Opening Address Chosen you out of the world — that’s the reason Christ gives his apostles for why the world will hate them, and it’s worth sitting with before anything else is said this morning. Beloved, grace and peace to you this morning — however you arrive here: tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed […]
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