16th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Attending to the Small Stuff
Wis 12:13, 16-19Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16Rom 8:26-27Mt 13:24-43 When I was a kid, I remember there was a saying something like, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” I think that was supposed to be a statement...
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Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time: Hold Fast Even Now
The readings for this Sunday can be found here. The collect prayer for this Sunday includes the petition: “grant that…we may use the good things that pass in such a way as to hold fast even now to...
View ArticleFeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
First Reading: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 Second Reading: 2 Peter 1:16-19 Gospel Reading: Matthew 17:1-9 The Feast of the Transfiguration, which celebrates the...
View ArticleElection Then Inclusion: 20th Sun OT
It can be hard for us to understand this week’s readings unless we are able to understand better the dynamics of Israel and “the nations” in the biblical story. Without this backdrop, it’s easy to...
View ArticleReceiving Our True Names: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 22:19-23Psalm 138Romans 11:33-36Matthew 16:13-20 On our own, we cannot discover who we really are. Our true identity is given to us as a reply to our confession of the identity of another. That...
View ArticleBeauty and its Role in a Theological Response to Eating Disorders
Every other Monday, New Wine New Wineskins, a fellowship of early-career moral theologians, shares posts from members. This week, NWNW board member Megan Heeder shares from her presentation at the...
View ArticleThe Synod’s Homework for Moral Theologians
The 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops published its Final Report and gave us moral theologians some homework. The document touches on a wide array of important topics, each one deserving...
View ArticleBELIEF ACCOMPANIED BY ACTION- 31st IN ORDINARY TIME
originally posted by Beth Haile on Oct 25, 2011 Mal 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10Ps 131:1, 2, 31 Thes 2:7b-9, 13Mt 23:1-12 Our Gospel for this week in Matthew 23 is a long denunciation of the scribes and...
View ArticleThirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Waiting for Waiting
The readings for the 32nd Sunday can be found here. Each year the Christmas songs, decorations, food, and gift ideas seem to make an earlier appearance. Some friends have already put up their...
View ArticleThirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Preparing for the Ultimate Accounting
First Reading – Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Responsorial Psalm – 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 Second Reading – 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Gospel Reading – Matthew 25:14-30 At this point in the year we are, of...
View Article1st Sun of Advent: Start the Year By Waiting
1st Sunday of Advent year B Happy new year. It is interesting to think about why the readings start with a warning to be alert. In our culture, we associate the new year with new starts, with...
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The Third Sunday of Advent: Rejoice!
Readings for the Third Sunday of Advent can be found here. And just like that, we find ourselves at the Third Sunday of Advent! If you are thinking that Advent seems to be moving fast, you are right....
View ArticleAgency Enhanced through Communal Support: A Remedy to Suicidal Tendencies...
On Mondays throughout the year, New Wine New Wineskins, a fellowship of early-career moral theologians, shares posts from members. This week, Fr. Christopher Krall, S.J. shares from his presentation...
View ArticleFourth Sunday of Advent: Faith in God’s Promises
First Reading – 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 Second Reading – Romans 16:25-27 Gospel – Luke 1:26-38 Traditionally, the fourth candle on the Advent...
View ArticleTHE FACE OF GOD- OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS
The readings for this Sunday may be found on the USCCB website: Number 6:22-27 Psalm 67:2-3,5-6,8 Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:16-21 “To turn from everything to one face is to find oneself face to face with...
View ArticleEpiphany: Who’s in charge??
From the very start of Advent this year, I was struck by how frequent references to Jesus’ kingship are. In Advent, we wait for a king to arrive. Then at Christmas, we hear of the “king of kings,” and...
View ArticleDemocratic Civic Virtues?
On Mondays throughout the year, New Wine New Wineskins, a fellowship of early-career moral theologians, shares posts from members. This week, Catherine Duggan shares from some of her dissertation...
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Third Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Virtue of Penance
(Image above: The Calling of the Apostles Peter and Andrew, 1308-1311, by Duccio di Buoninsegna. This image is in the public domain.) Readings for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time During these early...
View ArticleWhose Experience? Which Authority? Overcoming Bad Questions in Catholic Moral...
On Mondays throughout the year, New Wine New Wineskins, a fellowship of early-career moral theologians, shares posts from members. This week, Catherine Moon shares from her presentation at the 2023...
View ArticleFourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Searching for Authority
First Reading – Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9 Second Reading – 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 Gospel Reading – Mark 1:21-28 The readings for today are all about authority....
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