Revised Common Lectionary

Anunciation, Leonardo da Vinci, around 1472
Commentary on Romans 16:25-27

Preachers are often distraught when the Fourth Sunday of Advent falls on the morning of [...]

Anunciation, Leonardo da Vinci, around 1472
Commentary on Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26

As is usually the case, the particular verses of the [...]

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness by Jose Leonardo ca. 1635
Commentary on Psalm 126

The first three verses of this psalm can be interpreted in at least two ways. The psalmist [...]

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness by Jose Leonardo ca. 1635
Commentary on John 1:6-8, 19-28

The other day, as I was sitting down in a [...]

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness by Jose Leonardo ca. 1635
Commentary on Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

“Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing” (Luke [...]

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness by Jose Leonardo ca. 1635
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24

Living the life of the SpiriThis is the first day [...]

Judean wilderness
Commentary on 2 Peter 3:8-15a

The second reading assigned for the Second Sunday of Advent in the lectionary can seem [...]

Judean wilderness
Commentary on Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13

The opening line of this psalm is indicative of its [...]

Judean wilderness
Commentary on Isaiah 40:1-11

This lection vibrates with the infectious energy of change. Brooking neither argument nor hesitation, a [...]

Judean wilderness
Commentary on Mark 1:1-8

WAKE UP! Like a splash of cold water on the face, Mark’s Gospel begins with a jarring, [...]