June 13, 2021 — Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time EZ 17:22-24; PS 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16; 2 COR 5:6-10; MK 4:26-34 As we enter back into Ordinary Time, our readings today remind us that heaven is our true home and that we cannot make it there without God’s assistance. In our First Reading, the prophet Ezekiel […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: June 6, 2021
June 6, 2021— The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ EX 24:3-8; PS 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18; HEB 9:11-15; MK 14:12-16, 22-26 Today we celebrate Corpus Christi — the Body and Blood of Christ. Jesus’ Body and Blood was sacrificed for us on Calvary, but before that excruciating event, He humbly bound […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: May 30, 2021
May 30, 2021 — The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity DT 4:32-34, 39-40; PS 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22; ROM 8:14-17; MT 28:16-20 Today, we celebrate an essential doctrine of our Catholic faith — the Most Holy Trinity. It expresses God as three Divine Persons, unified in One Divine nature. The Trinity is […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: May 23, 2021
May 23, 2021— Pentecost Sunday (Mass During the Day) ACTS 2:1-11; PS 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 COR 12:3b-7, 12-13; JN 20:19-23 Our Easter season culminates with the glorious feast of Pentecost. Meaning “fifty,” Pentecost is the day the Holy Spirit descended on Mary and the apostles in the form of tongues of fire […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: May 16, 2021
May 16, 2021 — The Ascension of the Lord ACTS 1: 1-11; PS 47: 2-3, 6-9; EPH 1: 17-23; MK 16: 15-20 During this Easter season many of our First Readings have come from the Acts of the Apostles. Next Sunday is Pentecost Sunday which culminates the Easter season for the Church. Scholars generally agree […]
Congratulations Fr. Jim Golka: Appointed Bishop-elect of Diocese of Colorado Springs
Catholic Stewardship Consultants congratulates our friend and colleague Fr. James “Jim” Golka of the Diocese of Grand Island, Neb., who was appointed by Pope Francis as the third bishop of Colorado Springs. Bishop-elect Golka is a longtime member of the Catholic Stewardship Consultants team and currently serves as rector of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Grand Island. He […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: May 9, 2021
May 9, 2021 — Sixth Sunday of Easter ACTS 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; PS 98:1, 2-3, 3-4; 1 JN 4:7-10; JN 15:9-17 Our readings today call us to love as Christ loves. This request from our Lord is no small endeavor. It is something we must work at every day in every moment. When we put […]
Sign Up for the August 2021 McGread Stewardship Conference
Msgr. McGread Stewardship Conference August 2021 CSC and the Diocese of Wichita’s Spiritual Life Center will be following COVID-19 protocols set by the CDC. Seating will be limited. Register now! Wichita, Kan. — August 11-12, 2021 Event Brochure ◊ Online Registration How a Typical Catholic Parish Became an International Model The late Msgr. Thomas McGread is often called […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: May 2, 2021
May 2, 2021 — Fifth Sunday of Easter ACTS 9:26-31; PS 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32; 1 JN 3:18-24; JN 15:4A, 5B Our readings today teach us what it means to bear fruit as disciples of Christ. We hear in each of our readings that it is from the Lord that good effects will be produced […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings — April 25, 2021
April 25, 2021 — Fourth Sunday of Easter ACTS 4:8-12; PS 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29; 1 JN 3:1-2; JN 10:11-18 On this fourth Sunday of Easter, we hear that Jesus is the Good Shepherd and we are His sheep. In Jesus’ time, a shepherd was someone who protected and guided his sheep. Jesus does […]
