Category: Devotionals

  • Wrong Place… Right Time?

    Wrong Place… Right Time?

    3rd Sunday in Advent Isaiah 35:1-10 This passage doesn’t belong here. Isaiah is a fascinating book with rich poetry and history, and is generally split into at least two parts, possibly even three. The first part consists of a lot of warnings of what will happen to various rulers and kingdoms. Isaiah 34 is all…

  • Keep Awake

    Keep Awake

    1st Sunday in Advent, year B: Mark 13:24-37 We are in a time of waiting right now, and it unfortunately doesn’t have much to do with Advent, or the second coming of our Lord. It has to do with the pandemic. We are waiting to get a job back, or a new job to come.…

  • And YOU Shall Name Him Jesus

    And YOU Shall Name Him Jesus

    4th Sunday of Advent Year A, Matthew 1:18-25. Many of us are pretty familiar with the story of the Holy Family by now. The story of angelic pronouncements, decisions to be made, and a new family formed. One character in this familial tale that sometimes gets glossed over is that of Joseph. We know about…

  • Not What We Expected

    Not What We Expected

    Third Sunday of Advent year C Matthew 11:2-11 When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” Matthew 11:2-3 Have you ever been really excited for something, and then…

  • Justice for the Poor

    Justice for the Poor

    2nd Sunday in Advent Psalm 72:1-7 18,19 (Photo of Sister Ramona Navarro and Candidate Katie Thiesen at a protest in Washington DC) 72:4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor. Our culture has taught us to get really caught up on certain…