Reviewing the Rev. Wil Gafney's new A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church (Church Publishing) has filled me with gratitude and delight. This long-awaited resource is a rare combination of ...

In a commentary for NCR, St. Joseph Sr. Christine Schenk says that on the 50th anniversary of Vatican II lectionary, it's time to update texts and translations. "The rich Biblical resources about the ...

(UNDATED) On Dec. 4, 1963, the Second Vatican Council issued “The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy,” a document outlining far-reaching reforms for Catholic liturgical life. It allowed for the ...

In my article on alternatives to the Revised Common Lectionary, I praised the African American Lectionary's extensive resources, but I didn't really describe them in any detail. There is a wealth of ...

Christopher Michael Jones is pastor of First Baptist Church of Hillside, New Jersey. He’s used the African American Lectionary—which I wrote about for the Century—in worship, though he doesn’t use it ...

For 17 years I was an expository preacher at a midsized non-denominational church in California; however, after leaving pastoral ministry, I found myself increasingly drawn to liturgy. Though in guest ...

On the first Sunday of Advent, we’re all supposed to start using the new Lectionary mandated by the bishops. You may not notice at first, because if your parish is like mine, although we have had the ...