A Mother’s Day Liturgy
In recent years I have been struck by how feminine communion is At the Last Supper Jesus says, “This is my body broken…
Keeping Mary Company: A Good Friday Reflection
What was she doing there? There, of all places Why don’t you run, Mary, just run? Join disciples’ mad dash to self-protection Bolt…far…
Advent and the Agency of Mary
Few women in the Bible are more interesting, inspiring and the focus of devotion as Mary, mother of Jesus. With the Advent season…
Women in God’s Redemption Plan: An Advent Reflection
Christmas is coming. We are in the season of Advent, a time of waiting. Advent is the story of women. It is the…
Joy to the Women! An Advent Proclamation
Ah, Advent! Along with Christmas, Advent is the glorious and only time of year when Christians across the theological spectrum can agree on…
Women of Advent: A Vulnerable Genealogy
Recently, I heard a sermon preached almost entirely on Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew. I was visiting a church I attended in my youth,…
Mary and Martha: Sister vs. Sister?
I really never understood the sister relationship. I grew up as the only daughter and only granddaughter on both sides of my family.…
Martha, Misunderstood
I can't imagine a world in which it would be culturally acceptable for a hostess to walk up to her guest of honor…
The Many Female Followers of Jesus
I read Matthew 27:55-56 recently and saw something I had not noticed before. There were many female followers at Jesus’ crucifixion – many.…
Mary of Nazareth: An Advent Reflection
Perhaps the most revealing glimpse into Mary’s true character can be found in the Magnificat…a bold and subversive prayer that reveals her own…