January 31, 2021 — Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time DT 18:15-20; PS 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9; 1 COR 7:32-35; MK 1:21-28 Our readings today remind us of God’s authority. If we willingly give God authority over our lives and trust in His provision, He will take care of us no matter what. In our First Reading, […]
Join Us at the Msgr. McGread Stewardship Conference: March 3-4
The next Msgr. McGread Stewardship Conference, is set for March 3-4 at the Diocese of Wichita’s Spiritual Life Center, and we hope you will join us for this one-of-a-kind event. Now in its 18th year, the McGread Conference has inspired and educated thousands of priests, religious, and lay Catholics, by sharing the remarkable stories of how […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings — May 24, 2020
May 24, 2020 — The Ascension of the Lord ACTS 1: 1-11; PS 47:2-3, 6-9; EPH 1:17-23; MT 28:16-20 Today we celebrate the great feast of the Ascension of our Lord, that glorious moment when Jesus, 40 days after His resurrection, was lifted up — quite literally— into heaven, as the apostles watched in stunned […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: January 27, 2019
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 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 Bulletin Reflection: January 27, 2019
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: December 2, 2018
December 2, 2018 — First Sunday of Advent JER 33: 14-16; PS 25:4-5,8-9,10,14; 1THES 3:12-4:2; LK 21:25-28, 34-36 We have arrived at the powerful season of Advent, a season to prepare with awe and wonder for the Feast of the Incarnation of Jesus — born to us as Savior and Brother. It is a season […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: August 12, 2018
August 12, 2018 — Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-9; Eph 4:30-5:2; Jn 6: 41-51 “This is enough, O Lord! Take my life.” Talk about a bad day! Haven’t we all been through this at some point in our stewardship journey, whether in the parish ministry work we are trying to […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: April 15, 2018
April 15, 2018 — Third Sunday of Easter ACTS 3: 13-15, 17-19; PS 4: 2, 4-9; 1 JN 2: 1-5A; LK 24: 35-48 In today’s Gospel from St. Luke, we hear the story of the two disciples walking to Emmaus. Note that the distance from Jerusalem to Emmaus was approximately eight miles. Two men, walking […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings: August 21, 2016
August 21, 2016 — 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 remind us that Jesus is our Savior in no uncertain terms. His sacrifice for us is our saving grace. This is a fact we need to dwell on each and every […]
