Commentary on Isaiah 5:1-7
The song of the vineyard is a ditty turned tragic. What begins as a simple, [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32
“The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth [...]
Commentary on Jonah 3:10—4:11
For reasons that make the book of Jonah a ripping [...]
Commentary on Genesis 50:15-21
Coming at the end of the Joseph narrative, this episode [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 33:7-11
Today’s gospel lesson is a hard one for those of us who live in a [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 15:15-21
Prophets preach. Perhaps this sounds obvious. Actually, it is not. [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 51:1-6
Large transitions disorient us. Moving, changing jobs, personal transitions…all of these mix up our lives [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 56:1, 6-8
Imagine a trumpet bleating atop the highest peak to announce [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:9-18
Elijah has had a good run, literally and figuratively. He has decimated Queen Jezebel’s religious [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 55:1-5
Like many other selections from the lectionary, Isaiah 55:1-5 is a small unit that, while [...]
