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

by John W. Martens

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 will help readers understand the Bible in light of their daily lives, experiences, and challenges and will help Sunday Mass preachers find new ways to articulate God’s work in the world.

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814649909
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	06/06/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	854 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

Contents
 Preface   ix
First Sunday of Advent
   Waiting in Love   1
Second Sunday of Advent
   Anticipation   3
Third Sunday of Advent
   Joy and Gentleness   5
Fourth Sunday of Advent
   The Prophetic Word   7
The Nativity of the Lord
   The Only Son, God   9
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
   The Family of God   11
Second Sunday after Christmas
   Adopted into the Family   13
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God
   Theotokos   15
The Epiphany of the Lord
   Super Star   17
The Baptism of the Lord
   Son of God   19
First Sunday of Lent
   Turn Back to God   21
Second Sunday of Lent
   Close Encounters   23
Third Sunday of Lent
   Repent or Perish   25
Fourth Sunday of Lent
   Lost and Found   27
Fifth Sunday of Lent
   The Life Offered   29
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
   Palm Reading   31
Easter Sunday
   Encountering Hope   33
Second Sunday of Easter
   A Shocking Love   35
Third Sunday of Easter
   Fish for Breakfast   37
Fourth Sunday of Easter
   The Great Multitude   39
Fifth Sunday of Easter
   Love without Ceasing   41
Sixth Sunday of Easter
   God’s Gift for All   43
The Ascension of the Lord
   Heaven-Sent   45
Seventh Sunday of Easter
   Jesus Is Lord   47
Pentecost Sunday
   Reborn in the Spirit   49
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
   God in Relationship   51
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
   The Food of Life   53
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
   Queen of Heaven   55
The Solemnity of All Saints
   What We Will Be   58
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Wedding Party   60
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Body Building   62
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Love Never Fails   64
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   The Transformers   66
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   The Dead Will Live   68
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
   The Spiritual Body   70
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Death Loses   72
Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Servants and Slaves   74
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Rise Up!   76
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
   A Woman Beloved by God   78
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   The One I Look For   80
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Prophetic Values   82
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   The Joy of Judgment   84
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Put It On My Account   86
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   At Your Service   88
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   The Innocent   90
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   The Inheritance   92
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   An Alert Faith   94
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   The Flame of Truth   96
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
   All the Nations   98
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
   The City of the Living God   100
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Do the Right Thing   102
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Who’s Missing?   104
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Commending Dishonesty   106
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Rich Man, Poor Man   108
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
   A Little Faith   110
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Becoming Clean   112
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   An Annoying Faith   114
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Tired of Sin   116
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
   The Small Matter of Sin   118
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
   The Living God   120
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
   Life in the Balance   122
The Solemnity of Christ the King
   The True King   124