Second Reading

Detail from Nicolaes Maes'
Commentary on Colossians 1:15-28

No offense to the developers of the Revised Common Lectionary, [...]

Detail from Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps'
Commentary on Colossians 1:1-14

Colossians 1:1–14 includes the greeting and thanksgiving of what we [...]

Detail from Camille Pissarro's
Commentary on Galatians 6:[1-6] 7-16

The text for this Sunday contains two distinct parts that [...]

Photo of a bronze sculpture by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz, on a bench beside St. Clement's church in Cambridge, Ontario.
Commentary on Galatians 5:1, 13-25

If Galatians 3:23–29 talks about baptism as liberation from the [...]

Detail from the Ottheinrich Bible, ca. 1450.
Commentary on Galatians 3:23-29

Condensed into seven verses, our text seems to capture both [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

black and white photo of a praying hands statue
Commentary on Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21

We live in a world obsessed with editing. We polish, [...]

Detail from Matheis Stöberl's
Commentary on Ephesians 1:15-23

Prayer is frequently found in Ephesians and placed in “strategic [...]

photo of a flying dove
Commentary on Revelation 21:10, 22—22:5

Reading Revelation well is a significant challenge for us, primarily [...]