Tag: Peace
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Prayers for France and Turkey (Again)
How long, O Lord, how long? Every week we come to you adding to the list of names; victims, perpetrators, and places of violence and pain in the world. Today we hold before you the people of France and Turkey. Every night we flood our bed with tears and drench our couch with weeping. Our Read more
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Where is the Peace of God Today? – A Sermon on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Do you want peace for yourself, your friends and family, the world? How do we begin to find that kind of peace in the midst of tragedy after tragedy? Orlando, Istanbul, Baton Rouge, Dallas. The peace we seek is not conditioned on a change in the other’s behavior but a change in our own hearts.… Read more
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Advent Credo of Daniel Berrigan, SJ
“It is not true that creation and the human family are doomed to destruction and loss—This is true: For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life; It is not true that we must accept inhumanity and discrimination, hunger Read more
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Unlocking Doors – A Sermon on John 20:19-31, Easter 2
The collect and readings for the Second Sunday of Easter may be found here. The appointed gospel is John 20:19-31. When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood Read more
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“The Works of my Hands” – Thoughts on the Death of Osama Bin Laden
I have watched the news, commentaries, and celebrations about the death of Osama Bin Laden. I am not sure what to think or feel. Relief? Justice? Celebration? American pride? Sadness? I keep coming back to the Exodus story. Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord, Read more
Interrupting the Silence 