Opening Address Of more value than many sparrows — that’s Christ’s own measure of worth, spoken to people who had every reason to fear their worth was about to be tested by death itself, and it’s worth carrying into this morning before anything else is said. Beloved, grace and peace to you: however you arrive […]
Tag Archives: trans experience
05
Aug
Aug
Opening Address Blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it — that’s Christ’s own answer when a woman in the crowd praises His mother in the most physical terms available to her, and it’s worth carrying into this morning before anything else is said. Beloved, grace and peace to you: however […]
02
Aug
Aug
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, […]
28
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 […]
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 […]