Revised Common Lectionary

Depiction of the Trinity, detail of stained glass windows in Saint Martin church, Courgenard, Sarthe, France.
Commentary on Psalm 8

Psalm 8 is a psalmic interpretation of creation, comparable to Genesis 1–2 and Job 38–41.1 More specifically, [...]

Depiction of the Trinity, detail of stained glass windows in Saint Martin church, Courgenard, Sarthe, France.
Commentary on Romans 5:1-5

Romans 5:1–11 is a transitional passage from the fatherhood of Abraham (4:1–25), which we share [...]

Depiction of the Trinity, detail of stained glass windows in Saint Martin church, Courgenard, Sarthe, France.
Comentario del San Juan 16:12-15

Antes que nada, debemos detenernos y preguntarnos como iglesia o [...]

Photo of a sculpture representing the dove of the Holy Spirit in Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Rennes, Brittany, France.
Comentario del San Juan 14:8-17 [25-27]

Introducción Juan 14 presenta a Jesús en tres diálogos con [...]

Photo of a sculpture representing the dove of the Holy Spirit in Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Rennes, Brittany, France.
Commentary on Romans 8:14-17

Today is Pentecost Sunday. In our liturgical calendar, we commemorate the outpouring of the Spirit [...]

Photo of a sculpture representing the dove of the Holy Spirit in Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Rennes, Brittany, France.
Commentary on Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

While we could read these verses at the end of [...]

Photo of a sculpture representing the dove of the Holy Spirit in Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Rennes, Brittany, France.
Commentary on Genesis 11:1-9

There are a great many “issues” nestled in these few verses: unity/oneness and scattering, 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 [...]

Photo of a sculpture representing the dove of the Holy Spirit in Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Rennes, Brittany, France.
Commentary on John 14:8-17 [25-27]

I want us to start with an assumption: The disciples [...]

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Commentary on John 17:20-26

Let’s be honest. This excerpt from the Farewell Discourse in John reads like a messy [...]