What can stewardship do for your parish? Fr. Godfrey Mullen, the rector of St. Benedict Cathedral in Evansville, Ind., recently shared his thoughts on how collaborating with Catholic Stewardship Consultants has transformed his parish by helping parishioners grow in discipleship through the practice of stewardship. (Click video above to watch) For more than 20 years, Catholic Stewardship […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings — February 23, 2020
February 23, 2020 — Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time LV 19:1-2, 17-18; PS 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 COR 3:16-23; MT 5:38-48 “So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Talk about setting the bar high! This verse, at the end of today’s Gospel passage from Matthew, sets the tone for all of the […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings — January 19, 2020
January 19, 2020 — Second Sunday in Ordinary Time IS 49:3, 5-6; PS 40:2, 4, 7-10;1 COR 1:1-3; JN 1:29-34 Today’s readings provide clear and inspiring reminders of the most fundamental aspect of our identity — that of servants of our most high and holy God, His modern-day disciples and stewards. In the first reading, […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings — January 12, 2020
January 12, 2020 — The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord IS 42:1-4, 6-7; PS 29: 1-4, 9-10;ACTS 10:34-38; MT 3:13-17 Today marks the close of the Christmas season, but before we return to Ordinary Time, we have one more great feast to celebrate — The Baptism of the Lord. And, as we are […]
Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings — December 29, 2019
December 29, 2019 — The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph SIR 3:2-6, 12-14; PS 128: 1-5; COL 3:12-21 or COL 3:12-17; MT 2:13-15; 19-23 Today, as we continue our celebration of the Christmas season, we focus our attention in a special way on the Holy Family. This is a great time to […]
Msgr. P. James Costigan: Service − The Fourth Pillar of Parish Stewardship
Editor’s Note: This is the final in a five-part series by Msgr. Jim Costigan on The Pillars of Parish Stewardship. In the fifth and final installment in my series on The Pillars of Parish Stewardship — the 2004 document published by the stewardship office of the Diocese of Wichita — we take an in-depth look […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection for the Week of Oct. 10, 2010
Luke 17: 11-19 Naaman the Syrian and the Samaritan were both lepers, healed by the power of God even though they were foreigners. But their response of gratitude was more important than their nationalities or their disease. Gratitude is the foundation of stewardship. Our thankfulness to God for our life and our spiritual healing through […]
Stewardship Reflections on Lectionary Readings – Oct. 10, 2010
Oct. 10, 2010 − Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kings 5:14-17; Psalm 98; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19 What do you suppose the neighbors thought when Naaman returned from his journey to Israel with, of all things, two mule-loads of dirt? For a Syrian general to head to Israel was in itself very odd […]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection for the Week of Oct. 3, 2010
Luke 17: 5-10 The challenge to us, to say when we’ve finished all our tasks, “We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do,” is not something we welcome. We’re likely to feel resentful that we don’t see an immediate reward. But we’re created by God and we have our fullest […]
Stewardship Reflections on Lectionary Readings – Oct. 3, 2010
Oct. 3, 2010 — Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4; Psalm 95; 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14; Luke 17:5-10 Sometimes the Gospel message comes as a consolation. Sometimes it comes as a challenge. Today’s reading from Luke 17 presents us with the latter. After all, when we’ve finished a hard day at work, the […]
