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 […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 20, 2022
February 20, 2022 — 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 […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 13, 2022
February 13, 2022 — 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 and […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: February 6, 2022
February 6, 2022 — Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time IS 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 […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: January 30, 2022
January 30, 2022 — 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 […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: January 23, 2022
January 23, 2022 — 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 Reflection on Lectionary Readings: January 16, 2022
January 16, 2022 — 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 Reflection on Lectionary Readings: January 9, 2022
January 9, 2022 — 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 […]
