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Tracing the Good Shepherd

The Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year B
April 21st, 2024

We can trace the the work of the Good Shepherd back to the very beginning, when our spiritual ancestors were herders -- watchful guardians and leaders standing in the pastures of Creation.

Duration: 14:44

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The Empty Tomb

Easter Day - Year B
March 31st, 2024

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

If Mark’s gospel ends with the empty tomb, we are left with a terrifying reminder that our implicit pact with death is at an end. What we have is a God of life who overthrows almost everything we think we know about the world, creation, and the divine activity at work in our midst.

Duration: 14:00

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A Collision of Worlds

Good Friday
March 29th, 2024

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Jesus confronts Pilate with a vexing reminder for all who aspire to or who are in positions structured around power: What we grasp is not of God’s world.

Duration: 12:31

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Say What?

The Fifth Sunday in Lent - Year B
March 17th, 2024

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

The falling of seed to earth, of death leading to life, of letting go leading to a something greater -- all of this and more is encapsulated in a few brief verses in John’s telling of the Gospel where Jesus’ followers are puzzled by the arrival of outsiders wishing to see Jesus. Jesus responds to the unexpected by pointing to a God who is preparing to write the future anew in our hearts.

Duration: 17:29

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In the Midst of Lent

The Fourth Sunday in Lent - Year B
March 10th, 2024

by The Rev. Gerry Caprio

Just as the Israelites were in the desert, we are in a spiritual desert in the midst of Lent. How do we find the resources to navigate this wilderness?

Duration: 18:35

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God's Foolishness

The Third Sunday in Lent - Year B
March 3rd, 2024

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

When Jesus upsets all the neatly ordered tables of exchange in our hearts, minds, and lives, he is pointing to the God we have: a God beyond our transactional ways.

Duration: 14:19

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Hiding in Plain Sight

The Second Sunday in Lent - Year B
February 25th, 2024

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

While in Mark, Jesus tells his followers to remain quiet about so much, he openly declares his teachings about the cross to the crowds. Hiding in plain sight is God’s confrontation in Christ with the evils of this world, and an abiding witness to the promise of a new understanding, a new way, a new world. With gratitude this week to the work of the Rev. John Kirkley.

Duration: 16:33

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With Wild Beasts and Angels

The First Sunday in Lent - Year B
February 18th, 2024

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Where is our wilderness as Lent begins? Like Jesus, we are promised temptation, wild beasts… and angels who will serve.

Duration: 15:55

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An Inconvenient Fast

Ash Wednesday
February 14th, 2024

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Much of our discussion about fasting during Lent is about what we choose. But what if the fast is chosen for us?

Duration: 11:56

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Who is this Jesus?

The Last Sunday after the Epiphany - Year B
February 11th, 2024

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Jesus, transfigured on the mountaintop, stands at the intersection of our past, our inheritance, and our future. And so, we are asked, who is he to each of us?

Duration: 9:29

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Prophetic Authority

The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany - Year B
January 28th, 2024

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

What does it mean in Mark’s telling of the gospel that Jesus taught as “one having authority”? How to recognize true authority is an longstanding problem for the faithful and the wider human family. Our readings this Sunday offer us clues about what we should be listening and watching for.

Duration: 11:05

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On Faithfulness

The Third Sunday after the Epiphany - Year B
January 21st, 2024

by Akosua Ombonga

“Great is thy faithfulness!” the beloved hymn proclaims. Our calling is rooted not so much in our faith, but in God’s faithfulness, the love and unwavering commitment that sees us through everything.

Duration: 17:51

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