Joseph Models the Embrace of a Child Who is Radically Unlike Him

December 16, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Lauren F. Winner

Gospel Reading:  Matthew 1:18-25

For Sunday, December 22, 2013: Year A—Advent 4

My colleague Stanley Hauerwas is always saying something like “if you want to learn how to welcome...

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Do you remember Midge?

December 17, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

by Lauren Winner

Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-45

For Sunday, December 23, 2012: Year C—Advent 4

Do you remember Midge? She is Barbie’s best friend, and for a while she was pregnant, but her pregnancy...

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Children in the Center of the Assembly

September 16, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

by Clint Schnekloth

Gospel Reading:  Mark 9:30-37

For Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012: Year B - Ordinary 25

Chapter nine of Mark sits right at the center of the gospel. Since Mark is structured chiastically...

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