An annotated list of lectionaries and lectionary supplements and proposals.
The RCL includes a few "optional" readings, to be subbed in as needed. Of course, it's all optional.
I have great respect and gratitude for our democratic system. But my respect and gratitude are being tried.
Pope Francis understands that people are rarely argued into the church, but they are often loved into it.
Sometimes it feels like a thick mist has descended on us, distorting communication. But then a face shines through the mist and dispels it.
Portugal no longer sends out missionaries on any scale, but Brazil has taken up that mantle. Worldwide, one in 11 Christians speak Portuguese.
In case you haven't noticed, Duck Dynasty is ruling the world. And the popular reality show has a prayer in every episode.
The body in question
The two best writers on American ways of death, burial and grieving have given us our best book on funerals.
Uncollected Poems, by R. S. Thomas; edited by Jason Walford Davies and Tony Brown
Welsh poet and priest R. S. Thomas had a creative energy that spanned the second half of the 20th century.
Bonhoeffer the Assassin? by Mark Thiessen Nation, Anthony G. Siegrist and Daniel P. Umbel
All Bonhoeffer scholarship recognizes his advocacy for nonviolence. Some goes farther, arguing that this was an overriding commitment that trumped all others.
Pastor Francis
Chesterton wrote that what St. Benedict stored, St. Francis scattered. It was a prophetic phrase.
