First Reading

Parable of the Three Servants
Commentary on Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18

In Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18, the audience is jarred out of [...]

Parable of the Three Servants
Commentary on Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18

Helen Keller was once quoted as saying, “Science may have [...]

Alcatraz Prison
Commentary on Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

Finally! The devastating words of judgment have begun to fade. [...]

Alcatraz Prison
Commentary on Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

The connection between justice and care is often lost in [...]

Annular Solar Eclipse 2
Commentary on Isaiah 64:1-9

This pericope is found in the part of Isaiah often known as Third Isaiah (chapters [...]

Le Baiser (The Kiss)
Commentary on Isaiah 40:1-11

Verse 1, with its command to comfort the people of God, sets the tone not [...]

Isenheim Altarpiece
Commentary on Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

As has been the case for the past two weeks, [...]

Visitation
Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16

Second Samuel 7:1-16 (cf. 1 Chronicles 17:1-14) is about the [...]

Epiphany
Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6

Isaiah 60 casts a magnificent vision of Zion’s future — full of light, prosperity, and [...]

The Flight to Egypt
Commentary on Isaiah 63:7-9

In the lectionary text for this first day of the New Year, the central theme [...]