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 “Well done my good and faithful servant.” With those words the master in Jesus’ Parable of the Talents smiles and rewards his servant. We often cite the Parable of the Talents […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: November 9, 2014
November 9, 2014 – Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome Ez 47: 1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46: 2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3: 9C-11, 16-17; Jn 2: 13-22 “Brothers and Sisters…Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwells in you?” With […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: November 9, 2014
November 9, 2014 – Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome Ez 47: 1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46: 2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3: 9C-11, 16-17; Jn 2: 13-22 As today is the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, each of the readings relates in some way to […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: November 2, 2014
November 2, 2014 – The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) Wis 3: 1-9; Ps 23: 1-6; Rom 5: 5-11; Jn 6: 37-40 All Souls Day on Nov. 2 is a day when we pray for deceased souls. These prayers may be general in nature or they may involve specific members of our […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: November 2, 2014
November 2, 2014 – The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) Wis 3: 1-9; Ps 23: 1-6; Rom 5: 5-11; Jn 6: 37-40 “Hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.” (Romans 5:5) With those […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: October 26, 2014
October 26, 2014 – Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ex 22: 20-26; Ps 18: 2-4, 47, 51; 1 Thes 1: 5C-10; Mt 22: 34-40 “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” That is a relatively comprehensive statement on what each of us […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: October 26, 2014
October 26, 2014 – Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ex 22: 20-26; Ps 18: 2-4, 47, 51; 1 Thes 1: 5C-10; Mt 22: 34-40 “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” Jesus advises the Pharisees and others who are listening to Him. This was in answer to a “trick” question posed to him by a […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: October 19, 2014
October 19, 2014 – Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 45: 1, 4-6; Ps 96: 1-5, 7-10; 1 Thes 1: 1-5B; Mt 22: 15-21 “Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God.” Those are the Lord’s words in the final verse of today’s Gospel from Matthew. It is […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: October 19, 2014
October 19, 2014 – Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 45: 1, 4-6; Ps 96: 1-5, 7-10; 1 Thes 1: 1-5B; Mt 22: 15-21 As indicated many times previously in these reflections, it is difficult to reflect comprehensively on the totality of the readings for a particular Sunday, and it is often more effective to […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: October 12, 2014
October 12, 2014 – Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 25: 6-10A; Ps 23: 1-6; Phil 4: 12-14, 19-20; Mt 22: 1-14 In the first reading the prophet Isaiah speaks of a feast offered by the Lord: “The Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, […]
