I Kings 19:16b, 19-21;  Luke 9:51-62
After spending 90+ days in what the Church calls Privileged Time, we are back in Ordinary Time this weekend.  So we talk about what "ordinary time" is as opposed to those special, unique or life-changing moments we all go through.Then we dive into the first reading and the Gospel - which today is easy to see the tie.  And what is that?  What is the price we must pay to be a disciple of Jesus.  And you and I, these many years later, get to ask ourselves "Is that price worth it and is it something I am willing to pay?"
Original Score written and performed by Bridget Zenk

1 Corinthians 11:23-26;  Gospel of Luke, 9:11b-17
Today we look at the readings for this Sunday's feast of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.  Our first reading reminds us that Paul, writing before any of the Gospels have been written, is already passing on what the early Church had made a practice - that of sharing the Eucharist.  The Gospel invites us into that effort.  The Eucharist is central to who we are as Christians.  We revolve around it.  But we are more than mere spectators.  We are to become what we eat and, as Paul has done before us, pass on that which we participate within.  
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Romans 5:1-5;  Gospel of John, 16:12-15
We look ahead to Sunday's Feast of the Most Holy Trinity - and so seek to unpack an idea.  But this feast is less about facts and knowledge, and more about relationships and movement.  How do we have eyes to see the God who is all around us?
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Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 2, verses 1-11; Gospel of John, Chapter 20, verses 19-23
Today, we preview the readings for this Sunday's upcoming Feast of Pentecost.  God sends us God's very Spirit to be with us always.  And what does that bring?  Unity and a voice.  But not a voice that is separate and distinct.  Our voice only finds life in service of the One Voice.
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Gospel of John, Chapter 17, verses 20-26
We finish (yes, really!) Jesus's Last Supper Discourse, and His final words are words of prayer - asking God that "they may be one as we are one."  My friends, we are either working toward that reality or we are adding to the demise of it.  So of course, we had to bring back WB Yeats for a repeat performance.  

Gospel of John, Chapter 17, verses 11b-19
Jesus draws near to the conclusion of His great discourse.  And in some of His final words, Jesus discusses sending out the disciples into a world that will and already does hate them...a world of which they are not a part.  This is good stuff and it deserves to be fleshed out.  So what does that mean for you and I?
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Gospel of Luke, Chapter 1, verses 39-56
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation and within it, we get a taste of the person of Mary.  We see Mary's humility, strength, trust and kindness.  We also hear Mary's tour de force in proclaiming the Magnificat...and in this proclamation sets a pattern for you and I
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Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 1, verses 1-11
Rather than continuing through the 16th Chapter of John's Gospel, we take a day to step back into the Holy Day and celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of Jesus.  Today we listen to Luke's rendition in Acts of the Apostles.  Rather than a story of fear, this is a story of great trust...trust in the Apostles, trust in the Holy Spirit, trust in you and I.  We have been given the keys.  Two announcements at the beginning of the podcast make this a longer episode - one dealing with the future of the pod.  Thoughts can be emailed to [email protected]
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Gospel of John, Chapter 16, verses 20-23
Jesus speaks of the second Fruit of the Spirit today: Joy.  So today we unpack what it is and what it is not.  We also hear your goofball host confuse John Keats for WB Yeats.  And I call myself an Irishman...
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Gospel of John, Chapter 16, verses 16-20.Jesus continues giving His final wisdom to His friends - and today's lesson is about grief turning to joy.  "In a day or so you will not see me, and a day or so later you will see me".  Jesus is laying out the path, not only for His friends, but for us, too.St. Philip Neri, pray for us
Original Score written and performed by Bridget Zenk