Revised Common Lectionary

The Annunciation
Commentary on Luke 1:46-55

Mary’s beautiful song of praise is commonly called the Magnificat, from the Latin for “magnify.”1 [...]

The Annunciation
Comentario del San Lucas 1:39-45, (46-55)

Este último domingo de adviento se hace fiesta en el [...]

The Annunciation
Commentary on Luke 1:39-45 [46-55]

Many scholars have repeatedly claimed that the gospel of Luke [...]

Lighthouse shining against deep blue sky
Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]

The temptation is to do too much rather than too [...]

Lighthouse shining against deep blue sky
Comentario del San Lucas 2:1-14, (15-20)

Cada vez que leo las primeras palabras de este pasaje, [...]

Lighthouse shining against deep blue sky
Commentary on Psalm 96

Let’s face it, this night belongs to the newborn Jesus, Mary and Joseph, along with shepherds, a [...]

Lighthouse shining against deep blue sky
Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7

In 1863, Prussian military analysts described war as defined by the presence of uncertainty, writing, [...]

Lighthouse shining against deep blue sky
Commentary on Titus 2:11-14

The passage taken from Titus in the lectionary today does not relate the storied details [...]

Luke 2:51
Commentary on Psalm 148

The bloom is off the rose and it is not even New Year’s Day. The tree is [...]

Luke 2:51
Commentary on Colossians 3:12-17

On the first Sunday after Christmas, it’s hard for any [...]