The Season of Lent Lent is intended to be a joyful walk toward Easter, a progression of the Church toward the summit of the liturgical year. The focus is on uncovering and rejecting everything that tarnishes or warps Christ’s image within us, all that keeps us from being closer to Christ. In this time, we READ MORE
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The RCIA Scrutinies
An important part of the process to initiate adults in the Catholic church and prepare them for baptism are the Scrutinies that happen on the 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays of Lent. While these Rites are liturgically celebrated only by the Elect (those seeking baptism), the contents and prayers of these Rites can be fruitful READ MORE
Second Sunday of Lent
The Season of Lent Lent is intended to be a joyful walk toward Easter, a progression of the Church toward the summit of the liturgical year. The focus is on uncovering and rejecting everything that tarnishes or warps Christ’s image within us, all that keeps us from being closer to Christ. In this time, we READ MORE
Lent, The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation
Lent is intended to be a joyful walk toward Easter, a progression of the Church toward the summit of the liturgical year. The focus is on uncovering and rejecting everything that tarnishes or warps Christ’s image within us. During both Lent and Easter we tell our stories… Imagine us all gathered around the Easter Vigil READ MORE
First Sunday of Lent
The Season of Lent More information here Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Book background In this reading, we have a story that grapples with the origins of sin and death. The genre of this reading is “myth.” Myth can mean “a widely held but false belief or idea.” While this may be the current cultural use of READ MORE
Bible Translations
There are two English translations of the Bible approved by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. The Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition is, by and large, the translation of Biblical scholarship and it is a “word for word” translation. The New American Bible is more of a “thought for thought” translation. The NAB will sound READ MORE
Ordinary Time, The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation
The title “Ordinary Time” is taken from the Latin ordinal, from which we get our word ordinary. It’s not that this season is bah ha humdrum. Rather, it is a season of counting time from week to week. During Ordinary Time this year, we will march through the gospel of Matthew in a somewhat linear READ MORE
Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time, The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation The title “Ordinary Time” is taken from the Latin ordinal, from which we get our word ordinary. It’s not that this season is bah ha humdrum. Rather, it is a season of counting time from week to week. During Ordinary Time this year, we will march through the READ MORE
6th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Sirach 15:15-20 Book background The reading today comes from a section on Free Will and Responsibility covering 15:11 – 16:23. Because we have free will, we can’t blame our sin on God. That’s Sirach’s message: our sin is our own. But READ MORE
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Isaiah 58:7-10 Book background The gospel reading this week will tell us to be salt for the world and to let our light shine before others. Because this is Ordinary Time, we interpret the Old Testament reading through the lens of READ MORE