Posted on December 18, 2022 by Josh Kinney - News
I find myself dwelling on this verse, which stands just before the angel “solves” Joseph’s conundrum with the good news that Mary’s pregnancy was indeed “of God.”…[read more]
Posted on December 17, 2022 by Josh Kinney - News
Today we are just one week away from Christmas. We are reminded of why we celebrate Christmas and what we are preparing for during this Advent Season.…[read more]
Posted on December 16, 2022 by Josh Kinney - Featured
One day I was at a friend's house for a visit. After our chat, I made my way back. So, my friend decided to accompany me.…[read more]
Posted on December 15, 2022 by Josh Kinney - News
Isaiah is speaking to the people of God during a tumultuous period in their history. The Assyrians are expanding their empire into Israel’s Northern Kingdom and downward.…[read more]
Posted on December 14, 2022 by Josh Kinney - Featured
“Let the clouds rain down the Just One, and the earth bring forth a Savior” – Isaiah 45:8 This verse from Isaiah recurs several times in the liturgies of these last weeks of Advent. Composed during a desperate period in Jewish history when “Sion is deserted, Jerusalem desolate” (Isaiah 64:10). It is a powerful cry…[read more]
Posted on December 13, 2022 by Josh Kinney - News
“Because it’s 30 degrees outside,” I responded with a coldness reflective of the frigid December morning.…[read more]
Posted on December 12, 2022 by Josh Kinney - News
The alternative readings for today’s feast link the two scenes we know as the Annunciation and the Visitation.…[read more]
Posted on December 11, 2022 by Josh Kinney - News
When I retired from active ministry, I moved back home to Indiana. In the Midwest, one of the striking things is the abundance of land and nature; the farmland and fields are all around.…[read more]
Posted on December 10, 2022 by Josh Kinney - News
A dear friend of mine, Gordon Zahn, was a conscientious objector in World War II and later a professor of sociology at both Loyola-Chicago, and UMass, Boston.…[read more]
Posted on December 9, 2022 by Josh Kinney - News
While packing to move last year, I came across a yellowed Boston Globe clipping from April 1994 with an ad from Xaverian Brothers High School seeking a theology teacher.…[read more]
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