Reflections for

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jun 30, 2013

2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; (1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21; Psalm 16;) Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62

On Art

Jesus the Homeless, by Timothy Schmalz

May 20, 2013 reviewed by Richard A. Kauffman

In an era when homeless people can be seen sleeping on city sidewalks and park benches, Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz wanted to convey the idea that Jesus too was homeless. It was said of him: “The Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” Schmalz didn’t anticipate that his sculpture would be controversial. St. Michael’s Cathedral in Toronto and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York expressed interest in displaying the work but were overruled by diocesan officials. Schmalz said he was told  that the image was not “appropriate.” Schmalz is negotiating with another church in New York City for a permanent home.

Poetry

St. James the Less

for Marlys

Jan 25, 2013 by Jane Zwart

It may or may not be a sin, but I cannot hear your name, St. James
the Less, without crocheting apocrypha for you, without drafting
sentences, all of which start Nonetheless, St. James the Less
and then lapse, describing a world whose vividness—the molting sycamores
and lepers, an urn lurching on the potter’s wheel, the fishermen darning
their nets—always trumped your quiet rectitude.

Nonetheless, St. James the Less—after the Greater James, his fervor
all joy and rage, and not unlike simple imprudence, anointed the contrite
and doused those who had it coming—it must have been you (was it not?)
blotting kerosene from all the penitents’ habits.

Features

Recovering kindness

An urgent virtue in a ruthless world

Oct 18, 2012 by Christine D. Pohl

Kindness overlaps significantly with several of Paul's other "fruit of the spirit." What makes it a distinctive mark of the new creation?

Books

Healing in the Bible

Theological Insight for Christian Ministry

By Frederick J. Gaiser

God of wholeness

Apr 10, 2012 by Walter Brueggemann

Fred Gaiser offers a sober, accessible review of the biblical materials pertinent to our thinking about healing.

Blogging Toward Sunday

Exile

2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62

Jun 21, 2010 by Roger Lovette

People today often speak of a world that has changed dramatically. The old pillars of morality, values and truth seem to have shifted. Newspapers and other periodicals are disappearing. Technology has changed our lives. There is an anger in the land. Many, worried about jobs and the future, are scared, tired and frustrated.

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