conservative – Barb, poet priest

Some Gospel Women and I

Some Gospel Women and ILent 3; John 4:5-42When I was studying theology,but not yet accepted as an ordinand,an appointed leader told meI was not conservative enoughto become a parish priest.A few years before I retiredas the associate priest in a parish,a disenchanted ordination candidate,commenting on my preaching,thought that in the climate of her timeI wouldContinue reading “Some Gospel Women and I”

How Can These Things Be

How Can These Things BeLent 2; John 3:1-17Reflect on this encounter in the night -a literal mind tests signs and teaching heard.The Rabbi Jesus speaks in metaphorto lead to truth beyond the factual word.This Pharisee comes seeking something new:his walls of laws begin to seem too tightlike mother’s womb to baby ripe for birth,but stillContinue reading “How Can These Things Be”