Sermons

On this fiftieth day of the Easter feast — Pentecost — the Spirit of God that bears witness to God’s victory in the cross is poured into our hearts. This Spirit puts life and hope and […]

With the First Letter of John we know that this love of God gives us eternal life already now. Eternal life does not wait until after death, but is the joyful communal sharing of Christ’s […]

Today we learn about 2 commandments:we should love God and we should love each other. But even if these commandments are “not burdensome,” we often do not keep them. Are we then really children and […]

Jesus Christ is the true Vine, but we are too often withered branches, afraid and without the fruit of love. This day let the word of God do its cleansing, pruning work. In that word […]

The image of the good shepherd shows us how the risen Christ brings us to life. It is the relationship between the shepherd and the sheep, one of mutual knowledge and love, that gives the shepherd […]

The gospel for the third Sunday of Easter is always one in which the risen Christ shares food with the disciples, meals that are the Easter template for the meal we share each Sunday. In […]

With Thomas we ask for a sign, and Jesus offers us his wounded self in the broken bread. From frightened individuals we are transformed into a community of open doors, peace, forgiveness, and material sharing […]

Christ is Risen! Jesus is alive and God has swallowed up death forever. With Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, we may feel astonished and confused, unsure of what to make of […]

Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved […]

Throughout Jesus’ life, we see God working to turn the world upside down, to reorient people’s priorities, to make our world and lives look a bit more like God’s original intention for a creation where […]