Category: Sunday Warm-up
Sunday Gospel Warm-up
September 8, 2022
Sept. 11, Luke 15:1-32 Divine Mercy
The parables we hear this weekend define, describe divine mercy for us. The lost sheep, the lost coin, the lost son (prodigal son), all describe God’s love that is unrelenting in the face of our sinfulness.
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September 2, 2022
Sept. 4 Luke 14:25-33
Hating your family is pretty tough words from Jesus this Sunday. Probably we would do well to focus our Jesus’ intent. God, and following Jesus has to be first in our lives.
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August 26, 2022
Aug. 28 Luke 14:1, 7-14 The Path to Heaven
This Sunday, we are given a dinner scene from the Gospel. Jesus accepted an invitation to dine with a group of Pharisees. It probably was more of a veiled invitation evident by the fact they were “closely watching him”.
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August 19, 2022
Aug. 21 Luke 13:22-30 Enter the Narrow Gate
In our recent reading from the Gospel of Luke, Jesus and his disciples are on the road to Jerusalem and that means to the cross. All along this journey Jesus is teaching his disciples about discipleship and that following him is not an easy path.
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August 12, 2022
Aug. 14 Luke 12:49-53 Speak out
There is such a thing as collective self-deception. In today’s first reading, disaster is staring in the face of the people of Jerusalem and they refuse to acknowledge it. Jeremiah speaks out and ends up being thrown in the cistern for it. This collective self-deception is just part of the human experience and is every bit present today as it was then. When we point to the waiting disaster and then stand up for what is good,
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August 5, 2022
Aug. 7 Luke 12: 32-48 The Kingdom of God
In our Gospel this week, Jesus assures us that the Kingdom of God is a gift to us, but then he follows it with harsh teaching on what will happen if we are poor servants in that Kingdom.
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July 29, 2022
July 31 Luke 12: 13-21 ~ Rich in the Sight of God
Jesus’ message to us this weekend is pretty straightforward, our purpose in life is not wealth and possessions but to become “rich in what matters to God“.
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July 22, 2022
July 24 Luke 11:1-13 Prayer and Disciples
Our recent Sunday Gospel readings come out of the section of Luke’s Gospel where Jesus’ teaching is about discipleship and ministry. In this Sunday’s reading, he focuses on prayer,
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July 15, 2022
July 17 Luke 10:38-42 Oh Martha, Martha
We are given the Martha and Mary message this weekend. Mary ought to be the patron saint for our era and culture. We all fall into the modern pitfall of busyness to the point of losing sight of what is really important.
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July 8, 2022
July 10 Luke 10:25-37 ~ Who is my neighbor?
This week we hear the Good Samaritan parable. Who is my neighbor? Jesus’ answer to that question will always challenge us. All those who we do not like are our neighbors.
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June 29, 2022
July 3 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20
By the Grace of God
Jesus gives His disciples missionary credentials in this Sunday’s Gospel. They are to have no money, no shoes, no luggage, be unfriendly on the road,
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June 22, 2022
June 26 Luke 9: 51-62 True Discipleship
Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem and the cross in this Sunday’s Gospel which gives rise to teachings on discipleship. We are given these short, pithy sayings like the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head,
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