September 24, 2023, Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: In the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, Matthew complicates the idea of fairness in the workplace and in the kingdom of heaven.
September 17, 2023, Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Our readings this Sunday help us to pray about our own scale of forgiveness. We are asked to move past our limitations and these poetic lines help us to memorize the lesson.
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.