Mourning on Mother’s Day
God, who is the Mother of us all,
brooding over your children, have mercy …
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gun violence
Preaching from the Shadow
Half-formed thoughts toward preaching the Passion in the shadow of another school shooting.
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The Word
Ten years after the tragedy at Sandy Hook, with apologies to those still unconsoled, we wait still upon the Word to come; for good news to the victims of gun violence, peace on earth, and the goodwill to protect and celebrate every child of God. Amen: Come, Lord Jesus.
Pistols into ploughshares
June is, among other commemorations, gun violence awareness month. As part of the work of addressing and redressing gun violence, my parish hosted a Guns to Gardens: National Buyback Day event on June 11th. While we are still mentally and spiritually processing the ways in which God has called us to confront gun violence, I found myself reflecting on the experience of standing before the forge that afternoon, physically processing gun parts into garden tools …
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