Help yourself to a brief background and context discussion covering upcoming Liturgical seasons, the Scripture readings for the upcoming Sunday, and the occasional discussion of the Mass itself. We hope it helps bring more understanding of what is taking place in the Liturgy of the Word.
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The Hebrew nation crosses the Jordan into Canaan.The parable of the Prodigal Son or is it a prodigal father?
The Man Born Blind. Seeing by the light of the sun; seeing with the light of faith.
Moses faces a mob. The odds are 3,000,000-to-1.Jesus encounters a Samaritan woman and a discussion of thirst ensues.
A hard teaching on repentance. A merciful God nonetheless.
A glimpse into the future for Abram, for John, James and Peter.
The day's scripture leads us into a communal commitment to intensifying personal spiritual disciplines.
This traditional season, set aside for maturing in one's spirituality, has deep roots - predating Jesus. Yet it has its full relevance today.
Integrity. Words match the heart. Actions match the Words.
Jesus gets down to particulars. David accomplishes a bit of a precursor. Paul does go on about resurrection.GetReadyForSunday@cccctucson.org
C'mon, Jesus! This stuff sounds impossible. David kind of gets it. Paul offers an explanation that might explain how it could be possible.
We have choices to make people!
Three men, each called to proclaim God's truth, each reluctant, each equipped by Grace to fulfill their unique mission. Such is the providence of God.(Please pardon the pollen-tortured voice.)
A prophet in his own native place. Jesus challenges the status quo in the synagogue at Nazareth and is promptly escorted out of town. Paul writes of the one necessary thing for spreading the gospel.
Jesus comes home to read from Isaiah in the synagogue... it's on.Paul gives us the Body of Christ imagery.
Mary won't tolerate a wedding feast without enough wine! What does that mean?
Isaiah's words prefigure this 500 years before the event. Luke shows us Jesus praying through the beginning of his public ministry.
Prepare! Make the path smooth and straight!
The first step in preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ is to look at the return of the Risen Christ.
Foretold in the Hebrew Scriptures, realized in the Gospels, There really is good reason for that title. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011622.cfm
Apocalypse Then, Apocalypse Later.
Elijah and the Widow - a year's worth of bread. Jesus and the Scribes - No kind words.
An excerpt from the episode for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
An excerpt from the episode for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The greatest commandment: It's not just about loving God.
Jeremiah ignored again. What makes a High Priest? Masster, I want to see!
Ritual duties of a high priest. Jesus as the new high priest. Ambition among the Disciples?
Billy Crystal's 'Nando' in conflict with King Solomon? The piercing nature of God's Word. Do we all have to be poor to be loved by God? It's an interesting week in the Scriptures at Mass.
Pharisees on the hunt for an excuse to get Jesus, Divorce, Children... It's the stuff of real life.
This week, the podcast must be for your "independent study."
Choosing the right over the wrong, especially to devote oneself to serving the most vulnerable among us, will generate opposition, sometimes violent opposition. Nonetheless, that is our call,
Faith Without Works Is Dead! The Letter of James makes the case."Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." - What is this Jesus talking about?
What happens in this week's Gospel goes far beyond a physical healing for one single man. There's a lot going on!
What is the right "law" to follow? Why? These are questions addressed by both Moses and Jesus in the scriptures for this Mass.
The Bread of Life continues in the Gospel for this day. Jesus identifies himself as "the bread come down from heaven" and engages with the first of three groups who will "murmur" against this most unconventional teaching.
Where did this feast come from? What does it really mean? What is the basis for this belief? Throughout the centuries, Christians have venerated Mary above every other saint. The scripture for this Mass has much to tell us about her and her relationship to Jesus, her son.
This portion of the episode is devoted entirely to the 2nd reading of the Mass for this day which is from the Letter to the Ephesians attributed to St. Paul., It is the portion of the letter that often triggers contemporary listeners to think of the writer as a chauvinist, or even a misogynist. If hearing this read at Mass in the past has made you a little twitchy, this might be a very fruitful listen.
In this episode, explore the first reading of this Mass, from the Book of Jacob and the last segments of the Bread of Life Discourse in the Gospel of John.
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