Tag Archives: Jesus

Put Those Wretches to a Miserable Death

Posted on February 26, 2016 by matthewhanisian

“They said to him, ‘He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time.’ Jesus said to them, ‘Have you never read in the … Continue reading →

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Touched

Posted on January 6, 2016 by deborahmeister

The parish I serve is located next to National Cathedral, and my favorite place within the Cathedral is the Chapel of the Good Shepherd. It’s not grand or majestic, or even particularly awe-inspiring. Instead, it is humble: a tiny space … Continue reading →

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Anticipation

Posted on December 23, 2015 by deborahmeister

Each year, a few weeks before Advent, the Advent calendars arrive in shops: cardboard images with twenty-five numbered doors, or wooden containers with numbered drawers; they help us count down the days from December 1st until Christmas Day. They build our … Continue reading →

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Joy

Posted on November 25, 2015 by deborahmeister

Yesterday afternoon, I turned on the radio, and All Things Considered was doing a segment on French’s green bean casserole. You know the stuff: canned beans, mushroom soup, fried onions from a third can. It embodies everything awful about 1950’s … Continue reading →

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Shhhhh!

Posted on November 13, 2015 by matthewhanisian

“Then he sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.” Matthew 16:20 I think of all of the commands that Jesus gives the disciples–and by extension us today–this is THE command that with sincerity and … Continue reading →

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Wild

Posted on October 14, 2015 by deborahmeister

I spent much of last week in Ireland, walking among the stones and bogs of Connemara and the scoured grey flint of Inis Mor. The land was barely tamed, a thin edge of green around a dark and uninhabited center … Continue reading →

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Friends

Posted on August 26, 2015 by deborahmeister

The first time I met her, we chatted for a few minutes, then turned away, uninterested. It was our first week of seminary, and both of us had the same immediate impression: “No, not that one.” I don’t remember when … Continue reading →

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Magdalene

Posted on July 22, 2015 by deborahmeister

They were called Magdalene Houses, after the woman who was friends with Jesus. From the 18th to the 20th centuries, they offered refuge to single women who had become pregnant: a safe place to bear a child, screened from the … Continue reading →

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Unbelievable (12): Certainty

Posted on May 6, 2015 by deborahmeister

This occasional series explores what we don’t believe — and why — in order to help us understand what we do believe, and why we do. The church does not teach that we get to enjoy certainty in this life. … Continue reading →

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Unbelievable! (11): Marionette

Posted on April 29, 2015 by deborahmeister

This occasional series explores what we don’t believe — and why — in order to help us understand what we do believe, and why we do. The church does not teach that God controls everything. In my pastoral ministry, there … Continue reading →

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