The Word

September 10, 2023, Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday’s readings highlight the role of the church’s public voice as it speaks to maintain internal cohesion. 

September 3, 2023, Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: In Scripture, a vocation to serve God is rarely a smooth path forward. Today’s readings reflect the frustrations that sometimes come with answering God’s call.

August 27, 2023, Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday’s readings reflect on the need for genuine “servants of the Lord” in positions of authority, and they warn inadequate leaders that their time will be short.

August 20, 2023, Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday’s readings highlight the tension between inclusivity and exclusivity, but the readings also trend in one hopeful direction upon closer inspection.

August 13, 2023, Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Sunday’s readings highlight two servants of the Lord from different eras. One runs away from his ministry as prophet, while the other sinks before his own identity. But when each one calls for help God listens. 

August 6, 2023, Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord: The power of this scene is not the vision of Jesus transfigured, but the healing touch Jesus offers to his beloved disciples.

July 30, 2023, Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday’s readings provide a reflection on the risk involved in building a life on shifting and contingent foundations.

July 23, 2023, Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Sunday’s readings suggest that the kingdom of heaven relies entirely on God’s initiative. The manner in which we respond to this reality reveals how much we trust in this God who sustains our repentance and prayer.

July 16, 2023, Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: When the Bible evokes resilience, it is tied to the virtue of long-suffering and the ability to remain faithful to a covenant with God over a long period of time.