First Reading

Commentary on 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21

Commentary for this text is forthcoming.

Commentary on Isaiah 65:1-9

Commentary for this text is forthcoming.

Depiction of the Trinity, detail of stained glass windows in Saint Martin church, Courgenard, Sarthe, France.
Commentary on Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

In Proverbs, Wisdom is a woman. Proverbs 8 represents the [...]

Photo of a sculpture representing the dove of the Holy Spirit in Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Rennes, Brittany, France.
Commentary on Acts 2:1-21

The Pentecost lectionary account takes place in Jerusalem on the feast day of Shavuot, 50 [...]

black and white photo of a praying hands statue
Commentary on Acts 16:16-34

Ripples of Freedom Acts 16:16–34 begins with a walk to the place of prayer. We [...]

Detail from Matheis Stöberl's
Commentary on Acts 1:1-11

Forty days after Easter in the liturgical calendar is a festival day, the Ascension of [...]

photo of a flying dove
Commentary on Acts 16:9-15

Placed by the Spirit Life in the Spirit is a wild ride. John 3:8 tells [...]

Detail from Corita Kent's
Commentary on Acts 11:1-18

Since much in Acts 11:1–18 repeats what has already occurred in the preceding narrative (10:1–48), [...]

Detail from The Christ Pantocrator of St. Catherine's Monastery at Sinai, a 6th-century encaustic icon.
Commentary on Acts 9:36-43

Miracles are extraordinary events.1 In this text Peter performs the miracle par excellence—the raising of [...]

Detail from Duccio di Buoninsegna's painting
Commentary on Acts 9:1-6 [7-20]

It is strange how little airtime the conversion of Saul [...]