Browsing the January 2019 archive of Blog

The Pundits & The Prophets

Posted by debbie fields on 1/30/19

 

For Sunday, February 3rd, 2019  4th Sunday in Ordinary Time  

Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19 1 Corinthians 13:4-13 Luke 4:21-30

Jeremiah is called from birth. Jesus proclaimed it in his hometown of Nazareth 2,000 years ago. Barack Obama announced it in 2007 in his native state of Illinois … or ... Read More »

The Messiah is in Our Midst

Posted by debbie fields on 1/25/19

  For Sunday, January 13th, 2019 

The Baptism of the Lord  

Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 Acts 10:34-38 Luke 3:15-16, 21-22

This Sunday, we end our Christmas celebration with the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. It marks the beginning of Jesus’ ministry of preaching the good news of reconciliation ... Read More »

Give Your Best Gifts to Christ

Posted by debbie fields on 1/02/19

 

For Sunday, January 6th, 2019  The Epiphany of the Lord  

Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12

I remember it like it was yesterday: I was sitting in a college conference room with about 250 other young people for a week-long summer retreat. Each day, the staff had ... Read More »