February 17, 2019 — Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time JER 17: 5-8; PS 1:1-4,6; 1 COR 15:12, 16-20; LK 6: 17, 20-26 Today’s readings speak of an essential quality for the Christian steward — hope. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “Hope is the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 10, 2019
February 10, 2019 — Fifth Sunday in Ordinary TimeIS 6: 1-2A, 3-8; PS 138: 1-5, 7-8; 1 COR 15:1-11 or 1 COR 15:3-8, 11; LK 5: 1-11 Our readings today remind us of the great privilege we have in calling ourselves children and disciples of the Most High God. The First Reading from Isaiah describes a […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 3, 2019
February 3, 2019 — Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time JER 1:4-5, 17-19; PS 71:1-6, 15-17; 1 COR 12:31-13:13 or 1 COR 13:4-13; LK 4:21-30 “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born, I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you.” These ancient words in our First Reading […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: January 27, 2019
January 27, 2019 — Third Sunday in Ordinary Time NEH 8: 2-4A, 5-6, 8-10; PS 19: 8-10, 15; 1 COR 12:12-30 or 1 COR 12:12-14, 27; LK 1: 1-4; 4: 14-21 Today’s Second Reading, from St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, picks up where we left off last week and continues with a similar […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: January 27, 2019
January 27, 2019 — Third Sunday in Ordinary Time NEH 8: 2-4A, 5-6, 8-10; PS 19: 8-10, 15; 1 COR 12:12-30 or 1 COR 12:12-14, 27; LK 1: 1-4; 4: 14-21 In St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, it states “If they were all one part, where would the body be? But as it is there […]
Transform Your Parish: Join us at the McGread Stewardship Conference
Our Msgr. Thomas McGread Stewardship Conference is less than a month away. There are still spaces available, and we hope you will join us February 20-21 in Wichita. Below is video of a 2007 interview with the late Msgr. McGread. By joining us in Wichita next month, you will learn more about how Monsignor’s stewardship vision is […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: January 20, 2019
January 20, 2019 — Second Sunday in Ordinary Time IS 62:1-5; PS 96: 1-3,7-10; 1 COR 12:4-11; JN 2:1-11 Today’s readings remind us of the amazing privilege we have and the serious responsibility it is to be good stewards of the gifts God has given us. The second reading from St. Paul’s letter to the […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: January 20, 2019
January 20, 2019 — Second Sunday in Ordinary Time IS 62:1-5; PS 96: 1-3,7-10; 1 COR 12:4-11; JN 2:1-11 Today’s Gospel reading from John recounts the familiar story of the wedding feast at Cana when Jesus launched His public ministry by performing His first miracle at his mother’s request. In the midst of the feast, […]
Stewardship Renewals: More Good News from Our Client Parishes!
A few weeks ago in response to a host of requests from followers of The Catholic Steward blog, we shared the first wave of results of the Annual Stewardship Renewals we conducted this past fall for some of our client parishes. Now, with the Christmas season behind us, we have wrapped up several more renewals, and Catholic Stewardship […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings — January 13, 2019
January 13, 2019 — The Baptism of the Lord IS 42:1-4, 6-7 or IS 40:1-5, 9-11; PS 29:1-4, 9-10 or PS 104:1B-4, 24-25, 27-30; ACTS 10: 34-38 or TI 2:11-14; 3: 4-7; LK 3:15-16; 21-22 What a treasure trove of stewardship lessons we find in our Gospel reading today on this feast of the Baptism […]
