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: gospel of luke
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Jul
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 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 Bloom’s Sunday Mass, offered today in the Independent Catholic tradition — not affiliated with or recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, but standing in the same apostolic lineage, the same Roman Rite, the same devotion, held by a pastor for whom this tradition has always been home. Beloved, grace and peace to you […]
23
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 […]
22
Jul
Jul
Opening Address She loved much — that’s the whole verdict Christ hands down today, 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 elsewhere. Bloom is not a room you have […]
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Jul
Jul
Opening Address Bloom’s Sunday Mass, offered today in the Independent Catholic tradition — not affiliated with or recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, but standing in the same apostolic lineage, the same Roman Rite, the same devotion, held by a pastor for whom this tradition has always been home. Beloved, grace and peace to you […]
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Jul
Jul
Opening Address Keep your lamp burning — that’s the charge underneath everything in today’s readings, and it’s worth holding onto 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 elsewhere. Bloom is not a room […]