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Another Rembrandt: Thoughts on the Prodigal Son

The Prodigal Son is the centerpiece of the last three Sundays of Lent in Year C. Why?

Lent, Lectionary, and Preparation for Repentance

March 4, 2019 Nicholas Denysenko Eastern Liturgy Lectionary / Liturgy of Word

One approach to lectionary reform would be to use the two pillars of Incarnation (Orthodoxy) and the Cross (veneration) as Sundays revealing Christ as the savior of humankind.

Ars Praedicandi: The Two Prodigal Sons and Forgiveness

February 24, 2019 Nicholas Denysenko Ars Praedicandi Homilies Lectionary / Liturgy of Word

There are two prodigal sons in this parable. One has alienated himself from his father by trying to satisfy his passions. The other distanced himself from his father and his brother by indulging in anger and envy.

The One Word of God in Many Voices

December 10, 2018 Fritz Bauerschmidt Lay Ministry Lectionary / Liturgy of Word

The diversity of voices that proclaim our Scriptures in the liturgy are a kind of aural icon of the infinite fulness of the Word spoken in eternity.

Sarum Sequence for the Second Sunday of Advent

December 3, 2018 Michael Joncas Episcopal/Anglican Liturgy Eucharist Lectionary / Liturgy of Word Liturgical year Music: Chant

This sequence seems closer to a hymn of the day, inspired by the scriptures proclaimed at this eucharist in the Sarum Rite.

Second Sunday of Advent

December 3, 2018 Timothy Brunk Lectionary / Liturgy of Word Liturgical year

Our readings for the Second Sunday of Advent this year remind us that the Advent of the Messiah is the Advent of justice and joy.

Reading Toward Writing Liturgical Theology

September 19, 2018 Bruce Morrill Lectionary / Liturgy of Word Liturgical Spirituality Liturgical year Pastoral Theology

My pastoral-theological wager is that an as yet fully developed contemporary theology of the Easter Season, through examination of lectionary texts and the sacramental rites germane to Easter faith, can help form and invigorate believers’ self-appropriation as mutually responsible members of the body of Christ, priestly people with baptismal missions attuned to their particular life stages and conditions in this world.

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