Mark Whittall

I need to say a word about our second reading from first Corinthians this morning before we turn our attention to the gospel from Luke...

It matters how we begin. The gospel, the good news, begins in the wilderness. Great writers know that beginnings matter. Beginnings set...

“Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” It is one of the most famous lines in...

“Even after you saw it, you did not change your minds.” God wants us to change our minds. And that’s a problem. Because we don’t like to

“A gospel is a form of strategic story-telling that aims to change your life.”[i] Today we begin the gospel of Matthew. Are you ready to...

“I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!” “Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? ...

We like to think that the gospel we just read is about our questions. Why do bad things happen to good people? Why did Pilate murder...

My high school English teacher once told me that one of the secrets to great writing is to have a good opening sentence, because it sets...

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!” Can you see it? Can you see the kingdom of heaven? God’s kingdom. The future God...

Homily: Mar 06 2016; Lent 4, Yr C, St. Al’s@5 Readings: 2 Cor 5:16-21; Lk 15:1-3, 11b-32 The Lament of the Responsible Child I want you...