We are pleased to announce the publication of the March 2024 issue of Teaching the Faith

Each monthly installment of Teaching the Faith makes use of the scriptural readings for a given Sunday in order to provide clergy with assistance in preparing homilies on doctrinal topics, difficult and perhaps controversial subjects of current importance, and themes in Catholic prayer and spirituality. The current issue, which can be downloaded here, draws from the readings for the Palm Sunday - March 24, 2024, and features an article titled "Jesus the Messiah King Enters His Royal City".

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Current Issue:

Palm Sunday - March 24, 2024
Jesus the Messiah King Enters His Royal City
by Nina Sophie Heereman, SSD

Isaiah 50:4-7
Philippians 2:6-11
Mark 14:1-15:47

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Third Sunday Ordinary Time - January 23, 2022
Proclaiming and Hearing the Word by Thomas Petri, O.P.
Nehemiah 8:2-4, 5-6, 8-10
1 Corinthians 12:12-30
Luke 1:1-4; 4.14-21
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Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - November 14, 2021
Our Meaning and Our End by Margaret Hughes
Daniel 12:1-3
Hebrews 10:11-14
Mark 13:24-32
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Thirtieth Sunday Ordinary Time - October 24, 2021
Seeing the Details by Michael Pakaluk, Ph.D.
Jeremiah 31:7-9
Psalms 126
Hebrews 5:1-6
Mark 10:46-52
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Twenty-Sixth Sunday Ordinary Time - September 26, 2021
The Universal Call to Holiness by Robert Barry, Ph.D.
Numbers 11:25-29
James 5:1-6
Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48
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Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 29, 2021
Hypocrites and Human Traditions by John Gavin, SJ
Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8
James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 25, 2021
Grace and the Hope of Future Glory by Most Rev. Robert J. McManus, STD
2 Kings 4:42-44
Ephesians 4:1-6
John 6:1-15
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Thirteenth Sunday Ordinary Time - June 27, 2021
Creation and Re-Creation by Rev. Christopher Collins, S.J.
Wisdom 1:13-15; 2.23-24
2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15
Mark 5:21-43
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The Most Holy Trinity - May 30, 2021
The Holy Trinity by Stephen Hildebrand, PHD
Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40
Romans 8:14-17
Matthew 28:16-20
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Fourth Sunday of Easter - April 25, 2021
The Good Shepherd by By Rev. Sam Zeno Conedera, S.J.
Acts 4:8–12
1 John 3:1–2
John 10:11–18
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Fifth Sunday of Lent - March 21, 2021
I Will Draw Everyone to Myself by Rev. Andrew Hofer, OP
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Hebrews 5:7-9
John 12:20-33
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First Sunday of Lent - February 21, 2021
Repentance and Hope by Veronica Roberts Ogle, Ph.D
Genesis 9:8-15
1 Peter 3:3.18-22
Mark 1:12-15
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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 17, 2021
Friendship with the Lord by Catherine Cavadini, Ph.D
1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19
1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20
John 1:35-42
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Fourth Sunday of Advent - December 20, 2020
The House of the Lord by Anthony Pagliarini, PHD
2 Samuel 17:1-5; 8-12; 14; 16
Romans 16:25-27
Luke 1:26-38
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Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe - November 22, 2020
The Solemnity of Christ the King by Randall Smith
Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17
Psalms 23:1-6
1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28
Matthew 25:31-46
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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 25, 2020
Divine Compassion and Divine Punishment by Rev. Aaron Pidel, S.J.
Exodus 22:20-26
1 Thessalonians 1:5-10
Matthew 22:34-40
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Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 20, 2020
The Last Shall Be First by Dawn Eden Goldstein
Isaiah 55:6-9
Philippians 1:20-24
Matthew 20:1-16
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Twenty-First Sunday Ordinary Time - August 23, 2020
The Rock of the Church by Matthew Briel, Ph.D.
Isaiah 22:19-23
Romans 11:33-36
Matthew 16:13-20
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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 26, 2020
Wisdom and the Kingdom of God by Rev. Matthew Monnig, S.J.
1 Kings 3:5, 7-12
Romans 8:28-30
Matthew 13:44-52
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Thirteenth Sunday Ordinary Time - June 28, 2020
Discipleship and the Divine Likeness by Matthew Genung
2 Kings 4:18-11, 14-16a
Romans 6:3-4
Matthew 10:37-42
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Sixth Sunday of Easter - May 17, 2020
The Gift of Conscience by Rev. Thomas Esposito, O. Cist., S.S.D.
Acts 8:5-8, 14-17
1 Peter 3:15-18
John 14:15-21
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Third Sunday of Easter - April 26, 2020
“Their Eyes Were Opened” by Rev. Paul Mankowski, SJ
Acts 2:14, 22-33
1 Peter 1:17-21
Luke 24:13-35
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Fifth Sunday of Lent - March 29, 2020
The Resurrection and the Life by Nina Sophie Heereman, SSD
Ezekiel 37:12-14
Romans 8:8-11
John 11:1-45
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Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 23, 2020
Love and Reconciliation by John Gavin, SJ
Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18
1 Corinthians 3:16-23
Matthew 5:38-48
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 26, 2020
Obedience and Conscience by Christopher P. Klofft
Isaiah 8:23-9.3
1 Corinthians 1:10-13,17
Matthew 4:12-23
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Second Sunday of Advent - December 8, 2019
Repent and Believe by Rev. Brian Mullady, OP
Isaiah 11:1-10
Romans 15:4-9
Matthew 3:1-12
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Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - November 10, 2019
Faith amid Our Trials by William L. Saunders, Esq.
2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14
2 Thessalonians 2:16-3.5
Luke 20:27-38
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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 27, 2019
Preparing for Death by David Mills
Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18
Luke 18:9-14
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Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 8, 2019
Reason and Revelation by Joseph Wood
Wisdom 9:13-18b
Philemon 9-10, 12-17
Luke 14:25-33
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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 4, 2019
Wisdom of Heart by Grattan Brown
Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2.21-23
Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11
Luke 12:13-21
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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 21, 2019
The Gift of Christian Hospitality by Rev. Bevil R. Bramwell, OMI
Genesis 18:1-10a
Colossians 1:24-28
Luke 10:38-42
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Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity - June 16, 2019
The Eye of Providence by Rev. David Poecking
Proverbs 8:22-31
Romans 5:1-5
John 16:12-15
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Sixth Sunday of Easter - May 26, 2019
The Holy Spirit Will Guide You into All Truth by Matthew Ramage
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23
John 14:.23-29
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Divine Mercy Sunday - April 28, 2019
The Tender Heart by David Vincent Meconi, S.J.
Acts 5:12-16
Revelation 9:1-11a, 12-13, 17-19
John 20:19-31
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Third Sunday of Lent - March 24, 2019
Limited Time Offer by Rev. Paul D. Scalia
Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15
1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12
Luke 13:1-9
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Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time - February 10, 2019
The Challenge of Accepting a Religious Vocation by Rev. Joseph Walter Koterski, SJ
Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Luke 5:1-11
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 27, 2019
The Two Greatest Commandments by William L. Saunders, Esq.
Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10
1 Corinthians 12:12-30
Luke 1:1-4, 4.14-21
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Third Sunday of Advent - December 16, 2018
Baptism: Spirit, Water, and Fire by Rev. Brian Mullady, OP
Zephaniah 3:14-18a
Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:10-18
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Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - November 11, 2018
Widows’ Might by Mike Aquilina
1 Kings 17:10-16
Hebrews 9:24-28
Mark 12:38-44
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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 28, 2018
The Unrepeatable Call of Personal Vocation by Luke Burgis
Jeremiah 31:7-9
Hebrews 5:1-6
Mark 10:46-52
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Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 30, 2018
To Bear the Beams of Love by Regis Martin
Numbers 11:25-29
James 5:1-6
Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48
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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 19, 2018
“I Am the Living Bread that Came Down from Heaven” by Rev. Thomas Weinandy, O.F.M.Cap.
Proverbs 9:1-6
Ephesians 5:15-20
John 6:51-58
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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 8, 2018
The Theological Virtue of Faith by Rev. Peter F. Ryan, SJ and Janis Clarke
Ezekiel 2:2-5
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Mark 6:1-6
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Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - June 10, 2018
Born Fallen in a Fallen World by Randall Smith
Genesis 3:9-15
2 Corinthians 4:14-5.1
Mark 3:20-35
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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity - May 27, 2018
The Trinity Revealed by Rev. Bevil R. Bramwell, OMI
Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40
Romans 8:14-17
Matthew 28:16-20
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Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday - April 8, 2018
“Whose Sins You Forgive Are Forgiven Them” by Anthony Giampietro, CSB
Acts 4:32-35
1 John 5:1-6
John 20:19-31
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Third Sunday of Lent - March 4, 2018
The Path of “Foolishness” by Matthew Ramage
Exodus 20:1-17
1 Corinthians 1:22-25
John 2:13-25
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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 4, 2018
God’s Plan Revealed by Rev. James V. Schall, SJ
Job 7:1-4
1 Corinthians 9:16-19; 22-23
Mark 1:29-39
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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 14, 2018
“We Have Found the Messiah” by Gil Bailie
1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19
1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20
John 1:35-42
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Second Sunday of Advent - December 10, 2017
Rehearsing for Judgment Day by Rev. David Poecking
Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11
2 Peter 3:8-14
Mark 1:1-8
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Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - November 12, 2017
Semper Paratus by Rev. Brian Mullady, OP
Wisdom 6:12-16
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Matthew 25:1-13
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Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 22, 2017
The Light of Christ in the World by Kathryn Lopez
Isaiah 45:1, 4-6
1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b
Matthew 22:15-21
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Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 24, 2017
A Petty, Peevish, Deadly Vice by David Mills
Isaiah 55:6-9
Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a
Matthew 20:1-16a
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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 20, 2017
“Make Disciples of All the Nations” by Rev. Joseph Walter Koterski, SJ
Isaiah 56:1, 6-7
Romans 11:13-15, 29-32
Matthew 15:21-28
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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 9, 2017
Lessons in Christian Humility by Rev. Bevil R. Bramwell, OMI
Zechariah 9:9-10
Romans 8:9, 11-13
Matthew 11:25-30
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Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time - June 25, 2017
If Denial Is a River in Egypt, Providence Is a City in Rhode Island by Mike Aquilina
Jeremiah 20:10-13
Romans 5:12-15
Matthew 10:26-33
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Fourth Sunday of Easter - May 7, 2017
A Christian View of Human Suffering by Grattan Brown
Acts 2:14a, 36-41
1 Peter 2:20b-25
John 10:1-10
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Easter Sunday - April 16, 2017
Let Jesus’ Resurrection Revolutionize Your Thinking! by Rev. Peter F. Ryan, SJ and Janis Clarke
Acts 10:34a, 37-42
Colossians 3:1-4
1 Corinthians 5:6b-8
John 20:1-9
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Third Sunday of Lent - March 19, 2017
Jesus and the Woman at the Well by John Crosby
Exodus 17:3-7
Romans 5:1-2, 5-8
John 4:5-42
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Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 19, 2017
The Way of Mercy by Christopher Tollefsen
Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18
1 Corinthians 3:16-23
Matthew 5:38-48
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 22, 2017
Darkness and Division, Light and Communion by Rev. Paul D. Scalia
Isaiah 8:23-9.3
1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17
Matthew 4:12-23
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Second Sunday of Advent - December 4, 2016
Making Straight Our Paths by Elizabeth Scalia
Isaiah 11:1-10
Romans 15:4-9
Matthew 3:1-12
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Second Sunday of Advent - December 4, 2016
Christ the King of Love by Rev. Brian Mullady, OP
2 Samuel 5:1-3
Colossians 1:12-20
Luke 23:35-43
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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 23, 2016
On Sober Hope and Political Action by Rev. Michael McCarthy, S.J.
Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18
Luke 18:9-14
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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 18, 2016
“Let Justice Roll down like Waters” by Matthew Ramage
Amos 8:4-7
1 Timothy 2:1-8
Luke 16:1-13
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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 14, 2016
On the Divisiveness of Christianity by Rev. James V. Schall, SJ
Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10
Hebrews 12:1-4
Luke 12:49-53
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17 th Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 24, 2016
Petitionary Prayer and the Difference It Makes by Rev. Peter F. Ryan, SJ and Janis Clarke
Genesis 18:20-32
Colossians 2:12-14
Luke 11:1-13
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Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - June 12, 2016
Justification by Faith Alone: Not the Church’s Good News by David Mills
2 Samuel 12:7-10, 13
Galatians 2:16, 19-21
Luke 7:36-8:3
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Pentecost - May 15, 2016
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Power from on High by Rev. Peter R. Pilsner
Acts 2:1-11
1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13
John 20:19-23
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Third Sunday of Easter - April 10, 2016
“Now I Have Nothing and Am Joyful” by Kathryn Lopez
Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41
Revelation 5:11-14
John 21:1-19
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Fifth Sunday of Lent - March 13, 2016
“Go and Sin No More” by Rev. Bevil R. Bramwell, OMI
Isaiah 43:16-21
Philippians 3:8-14
John 8:1-11
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Second Sunday of Lent - February 21, 2016
The Two Cities: Divided Loyalties and Disturbed Comfort by Rev. Joseph Walter Koterski, SJ
Genesis 15:5-12
Philippians 3:17-18
Luke 9:28-36
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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 17, 2016
A Mysterious Intertwining of Nature and Grace by D. C. Schindler
Isaiah 62:1-5
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
John 2:1-11
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Fourth Sunday of Advent - December 20, 2015
Freedom and God’s Plan of Salvation by Rev. Peter F. Ryan, SJ and Janis Clarke
Micah 5:1-4
Hebrews 10:5-10
Luke 1:39-45
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Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe - November 22, 2015
What Does Christ the King Mean for Us? by Rev. C. John McCloskey, III
Daniel 7:13-14
Revelation 1:5-8
John 18:33-37
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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 25, 2015
Personal Vocation and Integrating the Faith by Russell Shaw
Jeremiah 31:7-9
Hebrews 5:1-6
Mark 10:46-52
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Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 13, 2015
God’s Values versus the World’s Values by Elizabeth Scalia
Isaiah 50:5-9
James 2:14-18
Mark 8:27-35
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Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time - August 30, 2015
The Law from the Inside Out by Rev. Paul D. Scalia
Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8
James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 19, 2015
Our Unity through Christ by Rev. Bevil R. Bramwell, OMI
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Ephesians 2:13-18
Mark 6:30-34
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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) - June 7, 2015
The Feast of Corpus Christi by Rev. James V. Schall, SJ
Exodus 24:3-8
Hebrews 9:11-15
Mark 14:12-16, 22-26
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Sixth Sunday of Easter - May 10, 2015
If We Have Love, Why Do We Need Law? by Edward N. Peters
Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48
1 John 4:7-10
John 15:9-17
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Fourth Sunday of Easter - April 26, 2015
Outside the Church There is No Salvation by Rev. Joseph Walter Koterski, SJ
Acts 4:8-12
1 John 3:1-2
John 10:11-18
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Fourth Sunday of Lent - March 15, 2015
Faith, Works, and God’s Mercy by Rev. Thomas Weinandy, O.F.M.Cap.
1 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23
Ephesians 2:4-10
John 3:14-21
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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 1, 2015
Are there still Prophets? by David Mills
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
1 Corinthians 7:32-35
Mark 1:21-28
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The Baptism of the Lord - January 11, 2015
Immersed in God by Anthony Esolen
Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7
Isaiah 55:1-11
Acts 10:34-38
Mark 1:7-11
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Third Sunday of Advent - December 14, 2014
Rejoicing in the Lord by Rev. Brian Mullady, OP
Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28
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Solemnity of Christ the King - November 23, 2014
Christ’s Kingly Power by Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, OFM CAP
Ezekiel 34:11-12
1 Corinthians 15:20-26
Matthew 25:31-45
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Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 12, 2014
Marriage, Family, and the Extraordinary Synod by Rev. Joseph Walter Koterski, SJ
Isaiah 25:6-10a
Philippians 4:12-14
Matthew 22:1-14
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The Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross – September 14, 2014
Authentic Freedom Comes from Accepting the Cross by Matthew Ramage
Numbers 21:4b-9
Philippians 2:6-11
John 3:13-17
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Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time – August 24, 2014
The Authority to Believe by Rev. Paul Scalia
Isaiah 22:19-23
Romans 11:33-36
Matthew 16:13-20
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Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 13, 2014
True Freedom Comes through the Word by David Mills
Isaiah 55:10-11
Romans 8:18-23
Matthew 13:1-23
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Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 18, 2014
Called to Be Saints: Our Personal Vocation to Participate in the Mission of the Church by
Acts 6:1-7
1 Peter 2:4-9
John 14:1-12
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First Sunday of Lent, March 9, 2014
The Mystery of Salvation – Temptations and Recovering Intimacy with God by Deacon Stephen F. Miletic, Ph.D.
Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7
Romans 5:12-19
Matthew 4:1-11
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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 9, 2014
Did Christ Have to Suffer and Die? by Rev. Brian Mullady, OP
Isaiah 58:7-10
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
Matthew 5:13-16
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 26, 2014
Toward Christian Unity by Rev. Joseph Walter Koterski, SJ
Isaiah 8:23-9:3
1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17
Matthew 4:12-23
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Feast of the Holy Family, December 29, 2013
The Feast of Holy Obedience by Anthony Esolen
Sirach 3:2-6
Colossians 3:12-21
Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23
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Solemnity of Christ the King, November 24, 2013
The Permanent Relevance of Christ the King by Donald W. Wuerl
1 Samuel 5:1-3
Colossians 1:12-20
Luke 23:35-43
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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 27, 2013
May We Humbly Pray by Rev. R. Francis Martin
Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18
Luke 18:9-14
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Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 29, 2013
To Embrace the One in Need by J. Brian Benestad, Ph.D.
Amos 6:1a, 4-7
2 Timothy 6:11-16
Luke 16:19-31
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Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 25, 2013
Entering the Narrow Gate: The Need for Frequent Confession by Rev. Brian Mullady, OP
Isaiah 66:18-21
Psalms 117
Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13
Luke 13:22-30
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Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 14, 2013
Witness to Charity by Gerard V. Bradley, Esq.
Deuteronomy 30:10-14
Colossians 1:15-20
Luke 10:25-37
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