We are now more than one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and over the past year, the Catholic Church as a whole and the parishes we work with at Catholic Stewardship Consultants (CSC) have faced challenges and hardships, unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetime. From the suspension of public Masses to the cancellation […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: April 4, 2021
April 4, 2021 — Easter Sunday—The Resurrection of the Lord ACTS 10:34a, 37-43; PS 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; COL 3:1-4; JN 20:1-9 Today, we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ! This event is the greatest event in our Catholic faith. It is through the resurrection that Christ defeated sin and death and opened for us the gates […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 28, 2021
March 28, 2021 — Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion IS 50:4-7; PS 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24; PHIL 2:6-11; MK 14:1-15:47 Today we celebrate Palm Sunday — the beginning of our Holy Week. Our liturgy starts with the account of Jesus humbly entering into Jerusalem riding a donkey. People put cloaks and palm branches in […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 21, 2021
March 21, 2021 — Fifth Sunday of Lent JER 31:31-34; PS 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15; HEB 5:7-9; JN 12:20-33 As we are nearing the end of our Lenten journey, our readings today remind us of the goodness that our God has to offer us. Our First Reading, from the prophet Jeremiah, foretells the coming of the […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 14, 2021
March 14, 2021 — Fourth Sunday of Lent 2 CHR 36:14-16, 19-23; PS 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; EPH 2:4-10; JN 3:14-21 Our readings today remind us that Jesus came into the world, suffered, and died for each one of us. It is a profound truth that we often forget through the busyness of life. Jesus […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 7, 2021
March 7, 2021 — Third Sunday of Lent EX 20:1-17; PS 19:8, 9, 10, 11; 1 COR 1:22-25; JN 2:13-25 This week marks the halfway point in our season of Lent. Our readings call us to roll up our sleeves and persevere through the remainder of Lent by committing to a more faithful life with […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 28, 2021
February 28, 2021 — Second Sunday of Lent GN 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; PS 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19; ROM 8:31b-34; MK 9:2-10 Our readings today are a powerful testimony to God’s profound love for each one of us. This is an important message that is conveyed during this holy season of Lent as we partake […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings — February 21, 2021
February 21, 2021 — First Sunday of Lent GN 9:8-15; PS 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 1 PT 3:18-22; MK 1:12-15 As we celebrate our first Sunday of Lent, our readings today remind us why we partake in this 40-day Lenten journey — to prepare our hearts for the resurrection of Christ on the glorious Easter morning. […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings — February 14, 2021
February 14, 2021 — Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time LV 13:1-2, 44-46; PS 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 COR 10:31-11:1; MK 1:40-45 Our readings today prepare us for the penitential season of Lent that we are about to enter. They call us to consider what our Lenten journey might be like — an opportunity to be […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 7, 2021
February 7, 2021 — Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time JB 7:1-4, 6-7; PS 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; 1 COR 9-16, 22-23; MK 1:29-39 Our readings today remind us that Christ came to serve. The world often encourages us to look inward — for ways that someone or something can better serve us. Countering this typical mindset, […]
