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Advent, Day 9: How can God bear to look at us.
Word: God(Damn)It* Verse: Isaiah 23:5 Note that Isaiah 23 is not included in the Catholic Sunday lectionary. Since Catholics mostly hear the bible at mass, most of us don’t know this text. *I said I’d put profanity behind the jump, … Continue reading
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Tagged #blacklivesmatter, #FuckThisShit, advent, isaiah 24
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Advent, Day 7: Questions, Questions, Questions
You know that thing where you read a story from scripture and ask yourself, who in this story do I identify with? I did that thing. This is what happened. Word and verse below the jump.
Advent, Day Five: She Who Is
Word: Bloody Verse: Isaiah 4:5 What if we read the LORD in Isaiah 4:2-6 through a womanly metaphor? as She Who Is, the one who writhed in labor to birth creation? On that day, The branch of She Who Is … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist theology, Liturgical year
Tagged #FuckThisShit, advent, hope, isaiah 4
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Advent, Day Four: Trumpet Blast
This year, I’m following along with an unusual Advent devotional that renders the anger and outrage of the prophets into contemporary colloquial language. Each day, there’s a word and a bible verse. On days when the word is an expletive, … Continue reading
Advent, Day One: Prepared? Yeah, No.
This year, I’m following along with an unusual Advent devotional that renders the anger and outrage of the prophets into contemporary colloquial language: #FuckThisShit. For those who just can’t pray with expletives, there’s a toned-down version: #RendtheHeavens . For an … Continue reading
Advent
Advent is a time of hope, of anticipation, of waiting for the celebration of the coming of God among us, of waiting for the time when God will come again to make all things new. We await the age to … Continue reading
Listen: A #StayWokeAdvent Lectionary Reflection
The lectionary omits portions of today’s passage from 2 Samuel to make the reading shorter. The first time I read it in its entirety, it seriously cracked me up: Did I ask you to build me a house? David thought … Continue reading
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Tagged #blacklivesmatter, #staywokeadvent, 2 Sam 7, advent, identity, lk 1, mimetic, silent night
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The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me: a #StayWokeAdvent lectionary reflection for Gaudete Sunday
You know what I especially noticed about the Gospel reading this weekend? The authorities didn’t have a clue what to do with John the Baptist. He just did not fit into their preconceived notions, into their expectations. What John is … Continue reading
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Tagged #blacklivesmatter, 1 thess 5, advent, gaudete, is 43, is 61, lk 1
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Black Lives Matter: a #StayWokeAdvent Lectionary Reflection
Some people complain, “Why does it have to be black lives matter? All lives matter! It should be #AllLivesMatter.” A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the LORD! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for … Continue reading
Posted in Lectionary reflection, Liturgical year, Moral theology, Music
Tagged #blacklivesmatter, #staywokeadvent, advent, isaiah 40, psalm 85
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Penitential Advent: A #StayWokeAdvent Lectionary Reflection
I never understood the penitential aspect of Advent until tonight. When I was very young, Advent and Lent were both purple penitential seasons with little to distinguish between them. By the time I was in college, the seasons had been … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Lectionary reflection, Music
Tagged #staywokeadvent, advent, Advent 1B, ferguson, Is 63, Mk 13, psalm 80, racism, St. Louis Jesuits
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