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 […]
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 Bulletin Reflection — 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 As we celebrate this feast of the Baptism of the Lord, we can study His actions at the Jordan River […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: January 6, 2019
January 6, 2019 — The Epiphany of the Lord IS 60: 1-6, PS 72:1-2,7-8, 10-13; EPH 3:2-3A, 5-6; MT 2:1-12 As we continue our celebration of the Christmas season, we observe today the great Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. The word “epiphany” means manifestation and throughout the Christmas readings we have seen that […]
Reminder: The Catholic Steward’s New Posting Schedule
Happy New Year from Catholic Stewardship Consultants and The Catholic Steward blog! Several weeks ago, we let you know about our new posting schedule and format. As a reminder, we are now posting our weekly Stewardship Bulletin Reflections and Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings on the Thursday and Friday before the current weekend’s liturgies. Our goal is […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: December 30, 2018
December 30, 2018 — Feast of the Holy Family SIR 3:2-6, 12-14 or 1 SM 1: 20,22, 24-28; PS 128: 1-5 or PS 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; COL 3:12-21 or COL 3: 12-17; or 1 JN 3:1-2, 21-24; LK 2:41-52 The Holy Family experienced many of the same joys and trials that all parents and children experience […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: December 23, 2018
December 23, 2018 — Fourth Sunday of Advent MI 5:1-4A; PS 80: 2-3, 15-16, 18-19; HEB 10: 5-10; LK 1: 39-45 Our Blessed Mother takes center stage on this fourth Sunday of Advent, and fittingly so, as we draw near to the celebration of her Son’s birth. After our Lord Himself, Mary is our model […]
Announcing The Catholic Steward’s New Posting Schedule
As a follower and subscriber to The Catholic Steward blog, you may have noticed we have changed the posting schedule of our Stewardship Reflections designed for use in your parish bulletins, as well as the posting of our full-length reflections designed to be used as a homily guide. Moving forward, we will be posting these reflections a […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: December 16, 2018
December 16, 2018 — Third Sunday of Advent ZEP 3:14-18A; IS 12:2-6; PHIL 4:4-7; LK3:10-18 We have arrived at Gaudete Sunday (Gaudete is the Latin word for “rejoice”) this Third Week of Advent, and the Scriptures take on a joyful tone as we continue our preparations for the feast of our Savior’s birth. Our Second Reading […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: December 9, 2018
December 9, 2018 — Second Sunday of Advent BAR 5:1-9; PS 126: 1-6; PHIL 1: 4-6, 8-11; LK 3: 1-6 The readings for the Second Week of Advent offer both encouragement and challenge as we reflect and prepare for the two “comings” of Christ — His coming as a baby on the great feast of […]