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 If we received an invitation to a royal wedding feast, it is likely we might be flattered and make every effort to attend. Yet none of those invited by the King in today’s […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: October 5, 2014
October 5, 2014 – Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 5: 1-7; Ps 80: 9, 12-16, 19-20; Phil 4: 6-9; Mt 21: 33-43 Some of the great articulators of stewardship have used the image that God has given each of us a garden, a vineyard if you will, and how we care for and share […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: October 5, 2014
October 5, 2014 – Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 5: 1-7; Ps 80: 9, 12-16, 19-20; Phil 4: 6-9; Mt 21: 33-43 Throughout his letters to the various communities of faith, St. Paul offers some excellent advice. In today’s reading from his epistle to the Philippians he urges them to “…have no anxiety at […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: September 28, 2014
September 28, 2014 – Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 18: 25-28: Ps 25: 4-5, 8-10, 14; Phil 2: 1-11; Mt 21: 28-32 We all know and understand that Jesus taught with parables. Depending upon how you count them, there are as many as 40 in the New Testament and most scholars believe that 23 […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: September 28, 2014
September 28, 2014 – Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 18: 25-28: Ps 25: 4-5, 8-10, 14; Phil 2: 1-11; Mt 21: 28-32 Jesus was in many ways the ultimate example of humility. Yet, humility is not a trait that is highly thought of in our society. We live in a world where independence and […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: September 21, 2014
September 21, 2014 – Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 55: 6-9; Ps 145: 2-3, 8-9. 17-18; Phil 1: 20C-24, 27A; Mt 20: 1-16A “I long to depart this life and be with Christ, for that is far better.” (Philippians 1:23) St. Paul expresses the hope that we all must feel at times. When the […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: September 21, 2014
September 21, 2014 – Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 55: 6-9; Ps 145: 2-3, 8-9. 17-18; Phil 1: 20C-24, 27A; Mt 20: 1-16A “What’s in it for me?” That may be a question we pose often. It is certainly part of our societal lexicon. Whatever may be proposed to us, by governments, advertisements, friends, […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: September 14, 2014
September 14, 2014 – Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Nm 21: 4B-9; Ps 78: 1BC-2, 34-38; Phil 2: 6-11; Jn 3:13-17 On this Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we celebrate the Holy Cross as the instrument of our salvation. Multiple times in scripture a reference is made to Jesus […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: September 14, 2014
September 14, 2014 – Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Nm 21: 4B-9; Ps 78: 1BC-2, 34-38; Phil 2: 6-11; Jn 3:13-17 One of the aspects of our stewardship should be a desire to understand and appreciate the significance of many of the celebrations, feasts, and solemnities we as Catholics observe and experience. […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: September 7, 2014
September 7, 2014 – Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 33: 7-9; Ps 95: 1-2, 6-9; Rom 13: 8-10; Mt 18: 15-20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” That is one of those statements made by the Lord with which almost all […]
