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Jesus’ preferred teaching style is the parable.  Although the format of the parable is not rigidly structured, it is Jesus’ preferred teaching genre whenever his topic is the Dream of God (or Reign of...

Christmas, at least in western culture, is a season that is an amalgamation of secular and religious celebrations.  In American culture the assimilation of the celebrations is so complete that even th...

Advent, in many ways, is the most confused season of the Church year.  Liturgically the first Sunday in Advent marks the beginning of the Church year.  Yet the season’s meaning and relevance is poorly...

Palm Sunday, we must admit, is a very strange liturgy — in fact, it’s downright schizophrenic.  This participatory liturgy begins with the congregation physically gathered outside the church bearing p...