April 14, 2019 — Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion IS 50:4-7; PS 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-34; PHIL 2:6-11; LK 22:14-23:56 or LK 23:1-49 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 […]
Join Us for the Msgr. McGread Stewardship Conference — July 24-25
The next Msgr. Thomas McGread Stewardship Conference will be held July 24-25, and registration is now open. There are a limited number of spaces available, so we are extending an invitation to followers of The Catholic Steward blog to attend this one-of-a-kind event. Now in its 16th year, the McGread Conference has inspired and educated thousands of priests, religious, and […]
Eric McArdle: Introducing Our Redesigned Website
For more than 20 years, we have been blessed at Catholic Stewardship Consultants to serve parishes all over the country, helping them to successfully develop stewardship as a way of life. This is our passion and our mission, and it continues to grow in ways we could never have imagined. As CSC continues to grow and […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: April 7, 2019
April 7, 2019 — Fifth Sunday of Lent IS 43:16-21; PS 126:1-6; PHIL 3: 8-14; JN 8:1-11 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 Sunday of Lent: First from Isaiah, “Remember not the events […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 31, 2019
March 31, 2019 — 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 24, 2019
March 24, 2019 — 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 17, 2019
March 17, 2019 — 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 10, 2019
March 10, 2019 — 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 in […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: March 3, 2019
March 3, 2019 — 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 […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 24, 2019
February 24, 2019 — Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 SM 26: 2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23; PS 103: 1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 COR 15: 45-49; LK 6: 27-38 In today’s Gospel taken from the sixth chapter of Luke, Jesus offers a very challenging, seemingly impossible approach to daily life. “Love your enemies, do good to […]
