November 18, 2018 —Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time DN 12:1-3; PS 16: 5, 8-11; HEB 10:11-14, 18; MK 13:24-32 We are approaching the start of the holiday season. Thanksgiving is less than a week away and if the advertisers are to be believed, the Christmas shopping season is already in full-swing. Today’s readings stand in […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: November 11, 2018
November 11, 2018 — Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 KGS 17:10-16; PS 146:7-10; HEB 9:24-28; MK 12:38-44 Today’s First Reading from the First Book of Kings, as well as the Gospel passage from Mark, both center on the actions of two poor widows. The Gospel passage is often called the story of the “Widow’s […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: November 4, 2018
November 4, 2018 — Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time DT 6:2-6; PS 18; 2-4, 47,51; HEB 7: 23-28; MK 12: 28B-34 Today’s Gospel reading brings us to the very essence of a stewardship way of life, as Jesus responds to a question posed to Him by one of the scribes: “Which is the first of […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: October 28, 2018
October 28, 2018 — Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time JER 31:7-9; PS 126:1-6; HEB 5:1-6; MK 10:46-52 “Following Jesus is the work of a lifetime. At every step forward, one is challenged to go further in accepting and loving God’s will. Being a disciple is not just something else to do, alongside many other things […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: October 21, 2018
October 21, 2018 — Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time IS 53:10-1; PS 33: 3-5, 18-19, 20, 22; HEB 4:14-16; MK 10:35-45 or MK 10: 42-45 Our readings today are wonderfully consoling and wildly challenging. If we take them to heart, they just might change our lives. For they should call us to profound gratitude for […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: October 14, 2018
October 14, 2018 — Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time WIS 7:7-11; PS 90:12-17; HEB 4:12-13; MK 10:17-30 or MK 10:17-27 Part of the beauty of stewardship spirituality is its simplicity and practicality. It can be summed up in the brief phrase, “All I have is a gift from God and I must make a grateful […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: October 7, 2018
October 7, 2018 —Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time GN 2: 18-24; PS 128: 1-6; HEB 2: 9-11; MK 10:2-12 or MK 10: 2-16 Today’s readings give us a wonderful refresher on the Biblical origins of the Sacrament of Marriage, going all the way back to the second chapter of Genesis in our First Reading. Adam’s […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: September 30, 2018
September 30, 2018 —Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time NM 11: 25-29; PS 19: 8, 10, 12-14; JAS 5:1-6; MK 9:38-43,45,47-48 Sometimes stewardship messages are sprinkled subtly within the Sunday readings; other times they hit us like a Mack truck. This week’s readings contain a bit of both. The “Mack truck” message is contained in the […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: September 23, 2018
September 23, 2018 —Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time WIS 2:12, 17-26; PS543-6 and 8; JAS 3:16-4:3; MK 9:30-37 This week’s readings shed further light on the contrast between the worldly wisdom that Jesus rebuked in Peter last week, and the wisdom of God, modeled perfectly for us by Christ. They teach us that living as […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: September 16, 2018
September 16, 2018 — Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time IS 50:5-9A; PS 116:1-9; JAS 2:14-18; MK 8:27-35 Sometimes, the Sunday readings bring peace and consolation. Other times, they come as a swift kick in the pants. Today’s readings definitely fall in the latter category. In the Gospel from St. Mark, Jesus begins to instruct the […]
