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Today’s Gospel Story (John 20:1-9 tells us “Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the…

Today’s Gospel Story for the Blessing of Palms (Matthew 21:1-11), which prepares us for the Passion Story, is Jesus entering Jerusalem, the beginning of what we have come to know…

Today’s Gospel Story (John 11:1-45) is Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. Jesus feels real grief when he hears that Lazarus has died. Then he goes to see Martha and…

In today’s Gospel Story (John 9:1-41) Jesus restores a blind man’s sight, then both he and the blind man are berated and criticized by the Scribes and the Pharisees. The…

In today’s Gospel Story (John 4:5-42) Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at the well, and they have a conversation which changes the woman’s life forever. The majority opinion sees this…

In today’s Gospel Story (Matthew 17:1-9) Jesus is transfigured in the presence of some of his disciples. As usual, there are both the majority report, what the Story has traditionally…

In today’s Gospel Story (Matthew 4:1-11) Jesus is led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted. The majority report sees this Story as telling us about Jesus beginning…

The setting today as we hear or read the words of Scripture, still is a lot of suffering and just plain nastiness and evil. There are also many acts of…

This Sunday’s Gospel Story (Matthew 5:1-12a) is from a part of Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount known as the Beatitudes. We are hearing this Story in the setting of more…

In the Gospel Story for the Third Sunday of the Year (Mat 4:12-23)  Jesus begins his ministry and invites people to follow him. This is how the majority report sees…