Feast of Epiphany (January 6th, 2026) Thirty years ago, my then-young Jewish godson dubbed the Christmas season “the days of craze.” He wasn’t wrong: the consumer-industrial complex’s relentless seductive-compulsive huckstering drives us crazy by effectively drowning out the good (if subversive) news of Mary’s Magnificat and angelic pronouncements that God’s sovereignty trumps empire. Sadly, the…
 Last Friday was the Feast of La Virgen de Guadalupe. At right is a retablo, a hybrid style of indigenous artistry, centuries of Catholic iconography, and Spanish culture. Retablos are small oil paintings on tin, zinc, wood, or copper which were used in home altars to honor saints.  This one has hung in our…
And Re-introducing Two Timely BCM Publications18th Sunday after Pentecost This Sunday’s RCL gospel reading (Lk 17:11-19) is a straightforward object lesson about gratitude for gifts of healing. It is an important reminder for those of us trying to face and heal deep wounds past and present, not least in this fraught historical moment. As we…
The post discusses Palm Sunday as a significant closure to Lent, emphasizing its historical and contemporary implications of public liturgy for justice in society. It reflects on Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem as subversive against occupying powers and shares modern practices of reclaiming Palm Sunday through public demonstrations and calls for social justice.
On February 17, 2025, we hosted the “Detox on President’s Day” webinar featuring Ched Myers discussing his book, Healing Affluenza and Resisting Plutocracy, alongside an interview with Chuck Collins, a prominent critic of plutocracy. Cover artist Ted Lyddon Hatten also shared insights about the book’s artwork.
Luke’s Nativity Story. I call Luke 1–2 a prelude instead of a prologue because of how the Nativity drama is composed around three canticles: Mary’s “Magnificat” (1:46–55); Zechariah’s “Benedictus” (1:68–79); and Simeon’s “Nunc Dimittis” (2:29–32). The long tradition of singing carols during Advent and Christmas is rooted singularly in Luke’s narrative.Â
This is the second of a series of commentaries on Lukan Gospel readings that lie at the intersection of the Year C Revised Common Lectionary and texts I’ve explored in Healing Affluenza and Resisting Patriarchy: Luke’s Jesus and Sabbath Economics.
The lectionary Gospel reading for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (Oct 27) was Mark 10:45-52: the tale of Bartimaeus. The following meditation celebrates the triennial “Feast of Bartimaeus,” and includes parts that Ched shared on the Oct 24th Sabeel Wave of Prayer
The following post is an important analysis from our friend Jerry Taylor about white supremacy and the MAGA movement. It is an urgent appeal to white Christians in these remaining days leading up to the election
This video is a edited version of the talk Rose Berger gave at the Church of the Foothills UCC in Ventura, CA. The original recording is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KvsQFwuXjE From the CoF recording:On July 10, 2022, Rose Marie Berger, senior editor at Sojourners magazine and veteran Catholic peace and justice activist, offered a short presentation followed…