LCR: Hechos 9:36-43, Salmo 23, Revelación 7:9-17, San Juan 10:22-30 La Iglesia sigue celebrando el gozo que nos ha dado la resurrección de Cristo. Nos reunimos para celebrar a Jesús que se presenta como el buen pastor que conoce a sus ovejas y a quien ellas escuchan y siguen con la seguridad que manifiesta el…

En este mundo tan convulsionado en el que vivimos nos lastima grandemente todo lo que está sucediendo: inundaciones, feroces huracanes, hambre, sed, muertes, llanto, luto, dolor, desamparo, impotencia, injusticias, odio, desprecio, intolerancia y sufrimientos tanto ocurridos en la naturaleza, como producidos por nosotros, la excelencia de la creación de Dios: el ser humano. Y alguien…

LCR: Isaías 64:1–9 (= 63:19b–64:8); Salmo 80:1–7,16–18 LOC; 1 Corintios 1:3–9; San Marcos 13:24–37. “Manténganse despiertos”, es el llamado del nuestra Iglesia Episcopal al iniciar la estación de Adviento y dar comienzo a un nuevo año litúrgico (el tiempo en el que recordamos el misterio salvador operado por Jesucristo), de manera que podamos estar preparados…

Conflict comes in the religious community as well as in the secular world! We have all heard of the inevitable collision between two ships on the sea traveling the same course toward each other. There is no time to change direction. So it is in our gospel lesson for today. Jesus’ action in showing compassion…

Oh, how we want to be important! How badly, how desperately, we want to be favored, to be loved, to be special. How much we want Mom or Dad to love us best (some of you will remember the old Smothers Brothers routines where Tommy says, “Mom always loved you best!”). Clearly, the disciples were…

[RCL] Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 or Matthew 28:1-10 Easter is one of those occasions on which most folks come to church already knowing the story. Due to their familiarity with the Easter narratives, some in our number might be tempted to let their minds…

Hoy, en este tercer domingo de Pascua, la palabra de Dios que hemos proclamado y escuchado está cargada de imágenes espectaculares nos motivan a seguir profundizando en el misterio de la resurrección del Señor Jesucristo, misterio que solo podemos entender y aceptar desde la fe, partiendo del testimonio de unos discípulos, testigos presenciales que compartieron…

[RCL]: Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 Even though we are in the season of Easter, our lives may still feel like one long Lenten discipline of social distancing and fighting illness. Even as we proclaim the truth of Easter resurrection, Good Friday’s shadow still looms long. We know that Jesus, the…

Lo, He comes with clouds descending… are the opening words of a well-known Advent hymn that will be sung in many churches today. Another hymn many will sing is O Come, O Come Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel. The two hymns are bookends for this First Sunday of Advent, one celebrating the coming of Jesus…