April 24, 2022 — Second Sunday of Easter/Sunday of Divine Mercy ACTS 5:12-16; PS 118: 2-4,13-15, 22; REV 1:9-11A, 12-13, 17-19; JN 20: 19-31 Today is the Second Sunday of Easter; more recently in our Church’s history, it has become known as Divine Mercy Sunday. Our Gospel reading from St. John is often referred to […]
Our New Book by CSC Co-Founder Lisa McArdle: “Stewardship Starts at Home”
As a wife, mother, grandmother, and one of the co-founders of Catholic Stewardship Consultants — an organization committed to developing disciples of Christ through the practice of stewardship at parishes across the United States — Lisa McArdle has been helping parishes, priests, and parishioners all over the country to develop stewardship as a way of […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: April 17, 2022
April 17, 2022 — Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord ACTS 10:34A, 37-43; PS 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; COL 3:1-4 OR 1 COR 5:6B-8; JN 20:1-9 He is risen! He is truly risen! This is what the celebration of Easter is all about — the truth that Jesus was crucified for our sins and three […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: April 10, 2022
April 10, 2022 — Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion IS 43:16-21; PS 126:1-6; PHIL 3: 8-14; JN 8:1-11 We now enter a week in our liturgical year that is like no other — Holy Week. The complete name for this Sunday’s liturgy is “Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion.” Let us do our best […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: April 3, 2022
April 3, 2022 — Fifth Sunday of Lent EZ 37:12-14; PS 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; ROM 8:8-11; JN 11:25A, 26; JN 11:1-45; JN 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33B-45 Once again this week we are reminded of what a loving and merciful God we serve. Consider these key verses from each of our readings on this fifth […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 27, 2022
March 27, 2022 — Fourth Sunday of Lent 1 SM 16:1B, 6-7, 10-13A; PS 23: 1-3A, 3B-4, 5, 6; EPH 5:8-14; JN 8:12; JN 9:1-41 For too many of us, Lent is a season of doom and gloom, a time to feel bad about all the ways we are not “measuring up” in our spiritual lives. […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 20, 2022
March 20, 2022 — Third Sunday of Lent EX: 3:1-8A, 13.15; PS 103: 1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 COR 10:1-6, 10-12, LK 13:1-9 Today’s readings capture the essence of God’s Lenten message to us, His people, offering words of compassion and mercy as well as warning of the need to repent and make the most of […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 13, 2022
March 13, 2022 — Second Sunday of Lent GN 15:5-12, 17-18; PS 27:1, 7-9, 13-14; PHIL 3:17-4:1 or PHIL 3:20-4:1; LK 9:28B-36 In last week’s Gospel, we followed Jesus into the desert where He fasted and prayed. This week, He leads us up a mountain to witness His Transfiguration. Why both of these experiences? He […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 6, 2022
March 6, 2022 — First Sunday of Lent DT 26: 4-10; PS 91:1-2, 10-15; ROM 10: 8-13; LK 4: 1-13 And so, it begins — the holy and, for some, daunting, season of Lent. This is the season in our liturgical year when the Church encourages us to increase our prayer, fasting, and almsgiving to […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 27, 2022
February 27, 2022 — Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time SIR 27: 4-7; PS 92: 2-3, 13-16; 1 COR 15: 54-58; LK 6: 39-45 Today’s readings exhort us Christian disciples to form ourselves — mind and heart — in imitation of Christ so we can better reflect His goodness in our daily lives. The first reading from […]
