by Richard Lightsey | Sep 22, 2019 | Homilies
Jesus was a storyteller. For as long as this story has been read, through the many cultures and times from which it has been listened to, people wrestle with Jesus, praising the dishonesty, and shrewdness of our main character. Listening to this story for...
by Richard Lightsey | Sep 15, 2019 | Homilies
Just like last week’s gospel passage where my eyes were drawn to the opening “Now there were large crowds following Jesus…” my eyes again were drawn to the bold and opening sentence of this morning’s gospel, “NOW ALL THE TAX COLLECTORS and sinners were coming near to...
by Richard Lightsey | Sep 8, 2019 | Homilies
We begin this morning ruminating on the passages ascribed from the Gospel of Luke. In addition to my own reflections I encourage you to participate in the group offered by the circle of life-long learning during the 9 oclock hour. “The stories Jesus told” will...
by Richard Lightsey | Aug 25, 2019 | Homilies
Isaiah 58:9b-14 58:9b If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, 58:10 if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the...
by Richard Lightsey | Aug 18, 2019 | Homilies
What happens to our lives when we have lost faith? What happens in a culture, a society, a household, to our own hearts when we have lost faith? What happens when we can no longer see a better world? What happens when we can only see the way things...
