RCL reflection. 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year C. April 27, 2025. Now that we’ve rung the bells and sung “Jesus Christ is Risen Today,” the question looms: Now what? This week’s Lectionary lessons tell us that we are to be witnesses to Jesus! Deacon Timothy Siburg explores. (Image: Detail, “Doubting Thomas” by Caravaggio, 1602-03)
RCL Reflection, 2nd Sunday of Easter
April 24, 2022
Doubt, belief, and life in the name of Christ have a lot in common. Sunday’s Gospel offers rich material to consider why it matters that we gather to tell the stories of faith and encounter Jesus. (Photo: Christine Matthews, Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection, 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year C, April 28, 2019
Jesus is still breathing peace on us through the gift of the Holy Spirit, still showing up in unexpected places through unexpected people, and still calling us to belief beyond doubt and beyond certainty. Yes, in anxious times like these when we may feel locked away for fear of all manner of things, the peace of Christ is ours through bread, wine, water, word, and in the beloved community. (Photo: Caravaggio, Creative Commons)
Second Sunday of Easter, Year C, April 3, 2016
The “alleluias” are back, and are they ever plentiful! They sound pretty good at the Easter festival services, but have you noticed how they tend to lose their vim and vigor as the weeks go by? Why is that, and what can we do about it?
Second Sunday of Easter Lectionary Reflection, April 7, 2013
What do doubt, belief, and life in the name of Christ have in common? A lot! This Sunday’s gospel reading offers rich material to consider why it matters that we continue to gather, to tell the stories of faith, and to encounter Jesus. (Photo by Christine Matthews. Thanks!)
