Category Archives: Justice

Religious Radicals for Welcome, Diversity, and Justice

https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/religious-radicals-for-welcome-diversity-and-justice?in=holy-communion-ucity/sets/sermons “So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people.” That last sentence makes me chuckle a bit, given what has come before in our Gospel this morning. “His winnowing fork is in his hand.” “You brood of Vipers.” Don’t brag about Abraham. “Even now the ax is lying at theContinueContinue reading “Religious Radicals for Welcome, Diversity, and Justice”

Jesus, Paris, and the Prophecy of Justice

Even in the midst of tragedy, Jesus says, keep your heads up, look for the Kingdom of God being born. Justice is coming. Mercy is coming. Compassion is coming. Justice, Mercy, Compassion, love, that is the prophecy of Jesus.

Transfiguration, and really seeing one another

https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/transfiguration-and-really-seeing-one-another-1 Today we’re celebrating a great feast of the church, and it’s one you may never had heard of before. I moved it to today from Thursday. The crowd that comes to the Wednesday Eucharists knows I’m prone to moving feast days, especially when the Gospel for Sunday would otherwise have been Jesus talking aboutContinueContinue reading “Transfiguration, and really seeing one another”