Deep Calls to Deep Taking up the Pilgrim’s Staff again…
On Sunday, May 6th, the notice below appeared in the bulletin of the Church of the Gesu announcing my leave-taking from parish ministry in favor of a new assignment. It will involve a major focus on writing (I have five books in outline form to work on) and composing music for liturgy (besides songs I […]
5th Sunday Easter – Abiding In the True Vine (2): How???
The liturgy proclaims and celebrates the mystery of God revealed in the life, death, & resurrection of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. Grace is always given. The Latin term, ex opere operato, signifies this. That when we gather for liturgy, Grace is always given. Another Latin term that resembles the above phrase, ex opere operantis, points […]
5th Sunday Easter – Abiding In the True Vine (1)
What a rich proclamation: Jesus is the True Vine [otherwise rendered the Faithful Vine or the Holy Vine by the NRSV]. Jesus identifies himself as the New Israel. John 15:1–2 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. 2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that […]
4th Sunday Easter (Recap)
On the 4th Sunday of Easter, the Gesu community welcomed a newly baptized child named Theodore. While the gospel was about the good shepherd, I focused more on the first reading as a way to get into our connection with baptism. First, the Acts of the Apostles tells of the healing/saving of the bling beggar […]
3rd Sunday of Easter – You Are Witnesses of These Things! Recap…
Scared Witnesses of Christ’s Resurrection, as found in Luke. Yes, scared. Not sacred… What’s that about? The resurrection is not some nice deal. Jesus startles the disciples because it bodes the end of their self-righteous and self-hating rebellion! Luke 24:36f While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them […]
Deep Calls to Deep 