Gospel of John, Chapter 3, verses 16-21
Jesus, in His conversation w/ Nicodemus, talks about the essence of who God is and, because of that, what God is about.  God is love.  That's the underlying motive for all God does.  And so what does that look like?  It looks like saving, not condemning.  
Original Score written and performed by Bridget Zenk

Gospel of John, Chapter 3, verses 7b-15
There's really only one thing the spiritual life boils down to - and that is this: from where are our thoughts, our actions, our attitudes and our visions born?  Are they born from above or below?  Everything else will fall in line behind that decision.  In today's Gospel, Jesus points to the same idea.
Original Score written and performed by Bridget Zenk

Gospel of John, Chapter 20, verses 19-31
Rather than look at the Gospel of the Day today, we go back 24 hours and read the Gospel from the Second Sunday of Easter - Divine Mercy Sunday.  Our God doesn't leave us languishing in our guilt, our fear, our despair.  Rather, God seeks us out and calms us w/ His very presence.  For the essence of mercy is forgiveness.St. Mark, pray for us.
Original Score written and performed by Bridget Zenk

Gospel of John, Chapter 21, verses 1-14
In this extraordinary epilogue to John's Gospel, we hear the story of the reclamation of Peter.  It's our story, too.  Rather than running from our sin and hiding from God, God invites us back to the very place of it and transforms it into forgiveness.  It, too, is the story of Easter.  Death to Life. 
Original Score written and performed by Bridget Zenk

Gospel of Luke, Chapter 24, verses 35-48
One of the ways Jesus makes Himself known to us?  By bearing His humanity to us.  As the Gospel of Luke moves toward its conclusion, Jesus stands before His friends and invites them to be witnesses of His presence to all the world, beginning today.

Gospel of Luke, Chapter 24, verses 13-35
Today we hear a story of despair and hope, dreams lost and recovered, feeling alone and being accompanied.  In this story of the disciples traveling on the road to Emmaus, we see ourselves and realize that our God will not leave us in our own hurt, but will draw near to us even though we know nothing about it.
Original Score written and performed by Bridget Zenk

Gospel of John, Chapter 20, verses 11-18
Mary Magdalene is weeping outside the tomb of our Lord on Easter Sunday morning...until the "gardener" shows up.  Then everything changes.  Holy Saturday becomes Easter Sunday.  Many of us live in the same place, waiting for the change to come.  
Original Score written and performed by Bridget Zenk

Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 28, verses 8-15
My friends, we have entered the Holy of Holies - the Octave of the greatest feast of the Church year.  Special guest today is my daughter, Bridget.  We talk about our thoughts on this reading as well as what Easter means to us.  
Original Score written and performed by Bridget Zenk

Book of the Prophet Isaiah, Chapter 52:13 - 53:12
Instead of reading the full passion of the Lord, according to John today, we hear from Isaiah the beautiful passage of the Suffering Servant (this being the fourth reference).  Then we simply spend the rest of the time today talking about Good Friday, and what this means to us.  And what this says about God.
Original Score written and performed by Bridget Zenk

Gospel of John, Chapter 13, verses 1-15
As Lent draws to a close this evening, and we begin the feast of the Sacred Triduum, we hear the Last Supper story from John's Gospel.  On this episode we talk about the gift of the Eucharist and how God uses it to remain with us.  We also explore the ties between Passover and the Eucharist and where Eucharist points us in the passage we hear today.Blessed Triduum, my friends!
Original Score written and performed by Bridget Zenk