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.
Table of Content
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
About the author
John W. Martens, Ph D, 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.
More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
3,793 Ebooks in this category
