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 As we review and reflect upon the readings for any given Sunday, it is good to try to connect what is proclaimed with our lives and our understanding of stewardship. Sometimes it may […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: August 31, 2014
August 31, 2014 – Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 20: 7-9; Ps 63: 2-6, 8-9; Rom 12: 1-2; Mt 16: 21-27 Jesus does not mince words in the Gospel when He says, “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” We […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: August 31, 2014
August 31, 2014 – Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 20: 7-9; Ps 63: 2-6, 8-9; Rom 12: 1-2; Mt 16: 21-27 All of the readings for this Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time confirm the fact that it is not always easy to follow the Lord; in fact, being a Christian and living as Jesus […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: August 24, 2014
August 24, 2014 – Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 22: 19-23; Ps 138: 1-3, 6, 8; Rom 11: 33-36; Mt 16: 13-20 “You are Christ, Son of the living God.” With those words Peter confirms and affirms that he and the other Apostles fully realize exactly Who Jesus really is. The readings on this […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: August 24, 2014
August 24, 2014 – Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 22: 19-23; Ps 138: 1-3, 6, 8; Rom 11: 33-36; Mt 16: 13-20 Tucked away in the middle of the second reading (from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans) is one of the jewels of stewardship. Paul asks his readers “…who has given the Lord […]
FAQs – Msgr. McGread Stewardship Conference
With about a month to go before the next Msgr. McGread Stewardship Conference – to be held Sept. 9-10 at the Diocese of Wichita’s Spiritual Life Center in Wichita, Kansas – now is your final chance to register for this once-in-a-lifetime event. For more than 10 years, the McGread Conference has inspired and educated thousands […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: August 17, 2014
August 17, 2014 – Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 56: 1, 6-7; Ps 67: 2-3, 5-6, 8; Rom 11: 13-15, 29-32; Mt 15: 21-28 The readings on this Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time have a lot to do with “Gentiles.” If most of us were asked to define what a Gentile is, we might […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: August 17, 2014
August 17, 2014 – Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 56: 1, 6-7; Ps 67: 2-3, 5-6, 8; Rom 11: 13-15, 29-32; Mt 15: 21-28 In last week’s Gospel we heard Jesus reprimand St. Peter by saying, “Oh you of little faith…” This week Jesus responds to the appeal of a Canaanite woman by healing […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: August 10, 2014
August 10, 2014 – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 19: 9A, 11-13A; Ps 85: 9-14; Rom 9: 1-5; Mt 14: 22-33 “Truly, you are the son of God.” The Apostles acknowledge that truth after witnessing all that occurred on the Sea of Galilee. What a 24 hours those Apostles had experienced. Jesus performed […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: August 10, 2014
August 10, 2014 – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 19: 9A, 11-13A; Ps 85: 9-14; Rom 9: 1-5; Mt 14: 22-33 “Oh you of little faith. Why did you doubt?” Are those words that might apply to us at times? This week’s Gospel recounts the well known description of Jesus walking on the […]
