The Word on the Street, Year A: Sunday Lectionary Reflections

The Word on the Street, Year A: Sunday Lectionary Reflections

by John W. Martens
The Word on the Street, Year A: Sunday Lectionary Reflections

The Word on the Street, Year A: Sunday Lectionary Reflections

by John W. Martens

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Overview

In The Word on the Street, John Martens brings the Bible to where people live, in the church, at home, at work, and in the broader world. This lectionary commentary for every Sunday of the liturgical year offers readers a way in which the Bible can speak to them in light of their lives today.

John Martens is known for his contributions to The Word, a popular column in America magazine. The Word on the Street is the first book (Year A) in a three-volume series that presents scriptural, liturgical, and preaching commentary for Sundays throughout the year.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780814649893
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Publication date: 08/18/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 152
File size: 850 KB

About the Author

John W. Martens, PhD, is professor of theology and director of the Centre for Christian Engagement at St. Mark's College at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. For four years he wrote the Scripture column "The Word" at America Magazine. These columns have been published in three volumes by Liturgical Press, The Word on the Street, Years A, B, and C.  He has also written extensively on children in early Christianity, including ‘Let the Little Children Come to Me’: Children and Childhood in Early Christianity (2009), with Cornelia Horn, and Children and Methods: Listening To and Learning From Children in the Biblical World (2020), with Kristine Henriksen Garroway.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

First Sunday of Advent Wastin' Time? 1

Second Sunday of Advent The Coming of the King 3

Third Sunday of Advent Worth the Wait 6

Fourth Sunday of Advent Love at First Sight 8

The Nativity of the Lord The Light of the Son of God 10

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Family in Flight 12

The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God Jesus' Mother 14

Second Sunday after Christmas God with Us 16

The Epiphany of the Lord Manifest Divinity 18

The Baptism of the Lord "Baptized by You" 21

First Sunday of Lent Away with Sin 23

Second Sunday of Lent Away with Fear 26

Third Sunday of Lent Away with Despair 28

Fourth Sunday of Lent Away with Darkness 30

Fifth Sunday of Lent Away with Death 32

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion Humble Is He 34

Easter Sunday Risen in History 36

Second Sunday of Easter Radical Witness 39

Third Sunday of Easter The Witness of the Bread 42

Fourth Sunday of Easter The Witness of Suffering 45

Fifth Sunday of Easter Master Builder 47

Sixth Sunday of Easter The Witness of Hope 49

The Ascension of the Lord The Apprentice Builders 51

Seventh Sunday of Easter The Gathering Church 53

Pentecost Sunday United by the Spirit 55

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Trinity Life 57

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Share in the Body 59

The Solemnity of All Saints Make a Saint of Me 61

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time The "Lamb" of God 64

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Leaving Home 66

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Seek Righteousness? Seek Humility 68

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Share Your Bread 71

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Transforming Law 73

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time My Enemy, My Love 75

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time My Anxious Heart 77

Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus, Paul, and the Law 79

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mercy 82

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Jews and Gentiles 85

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Fear Not 87

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Newness of Life 90

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Little Ones 92

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Listen! 94

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time People, Not Plants 97

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The New and the Old 99

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A Tangible Love 102

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Holy Ghost Story 104

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Even/one Belongs 106

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Rock-Solid Authority 109

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Like Fire Burning in My Heart 111

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Love's Obligations 113

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Forgiveness 115

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Ways of God 118

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Do It God's Way? 120

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time The Vineyard Grows 122

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Invitation to the Feast 124

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Payment Due 127

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time God's Interest 129

Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time The Only Father 131

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Do Not Grieve 134

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Talent Shows 136

The Solemnity of Christ the King Follow the Shepherd 138

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