In today’s Old Testament reading, God tells his people to rejoice because he is creating a new relationship with them, giving them a new name. In the Gospel account we hear the familiar story of Jesus “gladdening” the wedding at Cana by the first of...

Baptism is always the begin-ning of a new story. It was for Jesus; it is for us. It should not surprise us that the Author of Life, in his great love for us, provides in water and his Word a gift, a divine means for renewing each day of our life as...

Throughout the season of Epiphany the divine nature of Jesus is revealed in different ways. Today we see him as a light shining in the darkness, a light prophesied from long ago. Through our baptism into Christ we are called to be children of that...

“In the fullness of time, God sent his Son to earth. When the time was right, Jesus called his disciples and performed his miracles and signs. According to the divine plan, Christ was sacrificed on our behalf and rose again. Today we delve ever deeper...

On this holy night God stepped out of heaven to become a child, to dwell with us, to enjoin the cosmic battle that would defeat the powers of darkness and death, and to remove the burden of our sin. This momentous night is not just for sentimental...

The clock continues to tick down… As we press on with our Advent preparations, we hear again the song of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Upon hearing the wondrous words of the angel Gabriel, moved by the Spirit and remembering the words of Hannah, she...

It must have been quite a surprise that night in the hill country of Judea, as the shepherds were sleepily attending to their flocks, which the dark sky was suddenly torn apart by a bright light and an angel army appeared, singing. But even more...

On this third Sunday of Advent, as we light the candle of joy, we celebrate with the long-cherished tradition of combining Biblical readings and songs of the season. Led in worship by our many parish musicians, we once again read and sing about God’s...

Mary is a young woman (probably in her teens) living in the rather obscure town of Nazareth, about forty miles north of Jerusalem. She is betrothed to Joseph, an older man. One day the angel Gabriel appears with startling news: “You will conceive in...

“Prepare the way of the Lord! Make his pathway straight!” In the ancient Near East and the Roman Empire, highways were constructed by conquering monarchs to facilitate the movement of troops and for celebratory parades. Even in a wilderness paths...