In this Jubilee Year dedicated to the pilgrimage of hope, we turn the page of a fresh calendar and consider how hopeful people engage a new year.

Today’s readings have a special message for preachers because they show the positive effects of deeply hearing the word of God.

God is the Lord of Today, the God of Present Tense. "I AM" is the name God uses in the ancient stories of Israel.

It was my sixth or seventh surgical treatment, I lost count, one every three or four months. It always ends with an ultrasound assuring everything is working before being sent home.

In this passage describing Jesus’ return to Galilee, Jesus is in a take-charge, electric mood.

As we prepare to celebrate the mystery of Christ’s love and the fulfillment of all the promises of scripture, let us acknowledge our failures and ask the Lord’s pardon.

The Body of Christ was never meant to be lived alone.

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