“Does being a Christian make a difference? Why should I believe? Not surprisingly in a culture concerned with both appearance and results, these are questions seeking answers. The bottom line? What’s in it for me? We struggle for answers, as a defense of our worth and of the value of our life and worship. Does …

St. James Church, Somerville Jesus said, ‘Mary!’  She turned and said to him, ‘Rabbuni!’ (which is Hebrew for ‘Teacher’)  John 20:16   Celebrant:           Alleluia, Christ is risen. People:                The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia. This, my sisters and brothers in Christ, is the greeting with which I had hoped to greet and be greeted by …

Good Friday, 10 April 2020 Reflection on “When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said “it is finished…” John 19:30 Each year, when I hear or read the words of Christ from the Cross “It is finished.”, two competing questions present themselves in my mind: Are these words of defeat and resignation? Or, are these …

  Psalm 31:9 – 16; Isaiah 50:4 – 9a; Philippians 2:5 – 11; Matthew 26:14 – 27:66 “After a little while some of the bystanders came up to him and said to Peter, ‘Certainly, you are also one of them, for your accent betrays him.’”  Matt. 26:73 Today is Palm Sunday.  And how often have …