December 21, 2014 – Fourth Sunday of Advent 2 Sm 7: 1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16; Ps 89: 2-5, 27-29; Rom 16: 25-27; Lk 1: 26-38 “May it be done to me according to your word.” (Lk 1:38) With that simple statement, our Blessed Mother Mary represents everything that a good steward must be — someone […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: December 14, 2014
December 14, 2014 – Third Sunday of Advent Is 61: 1-2A, 10-11; Lk 1: 46-50, 53-54; Thes 5: 16-24; Jn 1: 6-8, 19-28 “I am the voice of one crying out in the desert, ‘make straight the way of the Lord’.” With those words St. John the Baptist responds to the priests and the Levites […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: December 14, 2014
December 14, 2014 – Third Sunday of Advent Is 61: 1-2A, 10-11; Lk 1: 46-50, 53-54; Thes 5: 16-24; Jn 1: 6-8, 19-28 In his letter to the Thessalonians, our second reading for this, the Third Sunday of Advent, St. Paul gives us a summary of what it means to be a good steward: “Rejoice […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: December 7, 2014
December 7, 2014 – Second Sunday of Advent Is 40: 1-5, 9-11; Ps 85: 9-14; 2 Ptr 3: 8-14; Mk 1: 1-8 This time of year, Advent and Christmas, is a time which brings many memories to most of us. Often memories inspired by this time of year are filled with warmth. Pope Benedict XVI, […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: December 7, 2014
December 7, 2014 – Second Sunday of Advent Is 40: 1-5, 9-11; Ps 85: 9-14; 2 Ptr 3: 8-14; Mk 1: 1-8 “One mightier than I is coming after me. I am not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals.” Many of us may recall that proclamation from St. John the Baptist. […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: November 30, 2014
November 30, 2014 – First Sunday of Advent Is 63: 16B-17, 19B; 64: 2-7; Ps 80: 2-3, 15-16, 18-19; 1 Cor 1: 3-9; Mk 13: 33-37 “Brothers and Sisters: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” That is the greeting used by St. Paul in today’s second reading […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: November 30, 2014
November 30, 2014 – First Sunday of Advent Is 63: 16B-17, 19B; 64: 2-7; Ps 80: 2-3, 15-16, 18-19; 1 Cor 1: 3-9; Mk 13: 33-37 On this First Sunday of Advent, we are invited to examine our relationship to God as we prepare for the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: November 23, 2014
November 23, 2014 – The Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Ez 34: 11-12, 15-17; Ps 23: 1-3, 5-6; 1 Cor 15: 20-26, 28; Mt 25: 31-46 “Come, you who are blessed by my father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” Jesus states those words […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: November 23, 2014
November 23, 2014 – The Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Ez 34: 11-12, 15-17; Ps 23: 1-3, 5-6; 1 Cor 15: 20-26, 28; Mt 25: 31-46 “Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.” Jesus does […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: November 16, 2014
November 16, 2014 – Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Prv 31: 10-13, 19-20, 30-31; Ps 128: 1-5; 1 Thes 5: 1-6; Mt 25: 14-30 “Come share your master’s joy.” With those words the master in the Parable of the Talents, found in today’s Gospel reading from Matthew, invites his servants to join him, to be […]
