September 25, 2022 — Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time AM 6:1A, 4-7; PS 146:7-10;1 TM 6:11-16; LK 16:19-31 “With great power comes great responsibility.” So goes the iconic line from the 2002 Spider-Man film in a poignant scene with Peter Parker and his wise Uncle Ben. We have all been given “great power” by God […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: September 18, 2022
September 18, 2022 — Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time AM 8:4-7; PS 113:1-2, 4-8;1 TM 2:1-8; LK 16:1-13 or LK 6:10-13 After today’s readings, we can’t say we have not been warned about the dangers of mixed-up priorities. God’s Word is so very clear today on the necessity of putting Him first in all areas of our lives. […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: September 11, 2022
September 11, 2022 — Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time EX 32:7-11, 13-14; PS 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19; 1 TM 1:12-17; LK 15:1-32 or LK 15:1-10 Today’s readings focus on the personal, passionate, and merciful love of God which should fill us with unending gratitude to Him. This gratitude is the fuel, if you will, that keeps the […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: September 4, 2022
September 4, 2022 — Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time WIS 9: 13-18B; PS 90: 3-6,12-14, 17; PHMN 9-10, 12-17; LK 14:25-33 Today’s readings make very clear the demands that will be made of those wanting to be called disciples of Christ. We must be prepared to give our all to Him. But in the end, […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: August 28, 2022
August 28, 2022 — Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time SIR 3: 17-18, 20,28-29; PS 68: 4-7, 10-11; HEB 12:18-19, 22-24A; LK 14:1, 7-14 Today’s readings remind us of a chief virtue that characterizes the Christian steward: humility. This is a virtue that is widely thought of as a form of self-abasement. But that understanding is […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: August 21, 2022
August 21, 2022 — Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time IS 66:18-21; PS 117: 1-2; HEB 12:5-7, 11-13; LK 13:22-30 Today’s readings show us that it is not enough to be Christ’s disciples in name only. To be a real disciple, we must live for Christ every day and in every aspect of life. This kind […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: August 14, 2022
August 14, 2022 — Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time JER 38:4-6, 8-10; PS 40:2-4,18; HEB 12:1-4; LK 12:49-53 Today’s readings set a high bar for us Christian stewards, reminding us that a stewardship way of life is meant be a challenging way of life. The bar is set immediately, beginning in the first verse of […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings — August 7, 2022
August 7, 2022 — Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time WIS 18: 6-9; PS 33: 1, 12, 18-19, 20-22; HEB 11: 1-2, 8-19 or HEB 11: 1-2, 8-12; LK 12:32-48 or LK 12: 35-40 Whether you are just beginning your stewardship journey or have been living a stewardship way of life for years, today’s readings invite us […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings — July 31, 2022
July 31, 2022 — Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ECC 1:2, 2:21-23; PS 90:3-6, 12-13, 17; COL 3: 1-5, 9-11; LK 12:13-21 Today’s readings come as a pat on the back from Heaven for all of us striving to live a stewardship way of life. They remind us why we live the way we do, make […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings — July 24, 2022
July 24, 2022 — Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time GN 18:20-32; PS138:1-3, 6-8; COL 2:12-14; LK 11:1-13 The teachings of our Catholic faith are inexhaustibly deep, but they are also amazingly simple. Today’s readings take us back to the basics, reminding us how we as Christian stewards are to approach our relationship with God and others. […]
