For Reign of Christ Sunday, Rev. Cari preached on one of the parables of judgment, as found at Matthew 25:31-45. This “sorting” of the sheep and the goats by the Chosen One on the throne is an iconic text. It can invite “religious” folks into a self-congratulatory mode that is ultimately not very helpful for our honest practice of faith.

What does good religion look like? As she unpacks this text, Cari tries to answer the question with some complexity, but honestly engaging with the text as we have received it as well.

She gives thanks for Fr. Richard Rohr’s beautiful (and etymologically sound) definition of the word “religion” which is where the sermon begins, and ends.