Second Reading

Baptism of Jesus
Commentary on Acts 8:14-17

The Setting Acts 8:14-17 is situated in a section of Acts that is both extraordinary [...]

Baptism of Jesus
Commentary on Acts 10:34-43

This particular text has been chosen for Baptism of our Lord Sunday because it refers [...]

Baptism of Jesus
Commentary on Acts 8:14-17

The reading catches us up in the midst of a veritable whirlwind of events in [...]

Ascension of Christ
Commentary on Ephesians 1:15-23

Paul’s letter to the Ephesians opens with a loving prayer. [...]

Sacred Spaces: Sunset
Commentary on Romans 8:14-17

These four verses come midway in the ecstatic account of post baptismal Christian life that [...]

Sacred Spaces: Sunset
Commentary on Romans 8:14-17

Anyone who reads this commentary has heard it hundreds of times: “I’m spiritual but not [...]

Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
Commentary on Revelation 21:1-6

The End of Revelation is fascinating and perplexing in that [...]

Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
Commentary on Revelation 21:1-6

On this Fifth Sunday of Easter, we continue to celebrate [...]

Gustav Klimt, Nine Drawings for the Execution of a Frieze
Commentary on Revelation 21:10, 22—22:5

“Then the angel showed me the river of life-giving water, [...]

Gustav Klimt, Nine Drawings for the Execution of a Frieze
Commentary on Revelation 21:10, 22—22:5

In this book of so many visions, we arrive at [...]