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March 2015

March 13, 2015

Saturday of 3rd Sunday in Lent – 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Have you ever wanted to be a superhero? I wrote a novel...

March 11, 2015

Thursday of 3rd Sunday in Lent – 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1

1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 It’s time again for Erlandson’s Special and General Theories of Sacramentality. If...

March 09, 2015

Tuesday of the 3rd Sunday in Lent – 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

1 Corinthians 10:1-13 If you’ve ever wondered about the value of reading the Old Testament,...

February 2015

February 17, 2015

Ash Wednesday – Hebrews 12:1-17

Christ’s School of Suffering, the discipline of our heavenly Father, works like this: God allows,...

February 16, 2015

Tuesday of Quinquagesima Sunday – Mark 10:1-16

Mark 10:1-16 “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. And if...

February 15, 2015

Monday of Quinquagesima Sunday – Mark 9:38-50

Mark 9:38-50 Hell! No, I’m not saying this as a curse but as a reminder...

February 09, 2015

Saturday of Sexagesima Sunday – Mark 9:30-37

Mark 9:30-37 “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and...

February 09, 2015

Friday of Sexagesima Sunday – Mark 9:14-29

Mark 9:14-29 Today we hear another lesson about the growth of the disciples of Jesus...

February 09, 2015

Wednesday of Sexagesima – Mark 8:27-9:1

Mark 8:27-9:1 "Who do you say that I am?" Jesus asks you this morning. He...

February 09, 2015

Tuesday of Sexagesima Sunday – Mark 8:11-26

Mark 8:11-26 Poor, stupid, disciples. They just don’t get it, do they? Their conversation with...

February 09, 2015

Thursday of Sexagesima Sunday – Mark 9:2-13

Mark 9:2-13 My all-time favorite opening sentence from a work of fiction has to be...

February 08, 2015

Monday of Sexagesima Sunday – Mark 7:24-37

Mark 7:24-37 Today’s meditation begins a little differently. Because the meditation will take more time,...

February 06, 2015

Saturday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 7:14-23

Mark 7:14-23 We live in a strange world in which we try hard to make...

February 05, 2015

Friday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 7:1-13

Mark 7:1-13 “making the Word of God of no effect through your tradition which you...

February 04, 2015

Thursday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 6:45-56

Mark 6:45-56 The Gospels are filled with the most intriguing and edifying details. I find...

February 03, 2015

Wednesday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 6:30-44

Mark 6:30-44 I find this passage in Mark’s Gospel to be an absolutely amazing and...

February 03, 2015

Tuesday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 6:14-29

Mark 6:14-29 “The truth is out there.” So says the TV series The X-files. And...

February 01, 2015

Monday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 6:7-13

Mark 6:7-13 In this passage Jesus the Great Master sends out His disciples, in particular...

January 2015

January 27, 2015

Wednesday of Epiphany 3 – Philippians 2:19-30

Philippians 2:19-30 I want to be in one of St. Paul’s churches! I want to...

January 24, 2015

Saturday of Epiphany 2 – Philippians 1:12-26

Philippians 1:12-26 Every day we are faced with a multitude of choices, some small and...

January 22, 2015

Friday Epiphany 2 – Philippians 1:1-11

Philippians 1:1-11 Among all of the other wonderful elements in The Lord of the Rings,...

January 21, 2015

Thursday of Epiphany 2 – Ephesians 6

Ephesians 6 Have you ever gotten involved in something that suddenly revealed itself as being...

January 20, 2015

Wednesday of Epiphany 2 – Ephesians 5:15-33

Ephesians 5:15-33 We’ve come this morning to a difficult passage of Scripture – not difficult...

January 19, 2015

Tuesday of Epiphany 2 – Ephesians 5:1-14

Ephesians 5:1-14 Have you ever been on a walk that was more than just a...

January 18, 2015

Monday of 2nd Sunday after Epiphany – Ephesians 4:17-32

Ephesians 4:17-32 The drama of good vs. evil grips us because it hits so close...

January 16, 2015

Saturday of Epiphany 1 – Ephesians 4:1-16

Ephesians 4:1-16 When I grew up in Champaign, Illinois for the first 10 years of...

January 15, 2015

Friday of Epiphany 1 – Ephesians 3:14-21

Ephesians 3:14-21 There are many kinds of Christians, but among those I’ve known are Lone...

January 14, 2015

Thursday of Epiphany 1 – Ephesians 3:1-13

Ephesians 3:1-13 "Wonder what mystery Dad's working on now?" Joe asked. His brother Frank looked...

January 13, 2015

Wednesday of Epiphany 1, 2015 – Ephesians 2:11-22

Ephesians 2:11-22 Open almost any page of almost any newspaper and you can't help but...

January 12, 2015

Tuesday of First Sunday after Epiphany – Ephesians 2:1-10

Ephesians 2:1-10 What would you give to a doctor who told you, when someone you...