Teaching the Faith
Teaching the Faith is a commentary series on the Sunday Mass readings, written by scholars from a variety of disciplines.
Upcoming Sunday
Sixth Sunday of Easter - May 25, 2025
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
Past Sundays
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
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
THIRTIETH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME - OCTOBER 24, 2021
Seeing the Details
by Michael Pakaluk, Ph.D.
Jeremiah 23:1-6, Ephesians 2:13-18, Mark 6:30-34
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Lent
- Ascend Mount Tabor!
by Rev. John Gavin, S.J.
Second Sunday of Lent
Genesis 22.1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Romans 8.31b-34; Mark 9.2-10
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Ordinary Time
- God’s Graced Initiatives
by Anthony Pagliarini Ph.D.
Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time
Joshua 24.1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ephesians 5.21-32; John 6.60-69
Download - Responding Immediately
by Rachel Coleman Ph.D.
Third Sunday of Ordinary Time
Jonah 3.1-5, 10; 1 Corinthians 7.29-31; Mark 1.14-20
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Easter
- One Flock, One Shepherd
by Matthew Genung, S.S.D
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 4.8-12; 1 John 3.1-2; John 10.11-18
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Easter
- “Sicut dixit”: Just as He Said
by Helena M. Tomko, Ph D
Easter Vigil
Download - The Holy Spirit Will Guide You into All Truth
by Matthew Ramage
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Acts 15.1-2, 22-29; Revelation 21.10-14, 22-23; John 14.23-29
Download - Whose Sins You Forgive Are Forgiven Them
by Rev. Anthony E. Giampietro, CSB
Divine Mercy Sunday
Readings: Acts 4.32-35; 1 John 5.1-6; John 20.19-31
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Lent
- Limited Time Offer
by Rev. Paul D. Scalia
Third Sunday of Lent
Exodus 3.1-8a, 13-15; 1 Corinthians 10.1-6, 10-12; Luke 13.1-9
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Ordinary Time
- Proclaiming and Hearing the Word
by Thomas Petri, O.P.
Third Sunday of Ordinary Time
Nehemiah 8:2-4, 5-6, 8-10, 1 Corinthians 12:12-30, Luke 1:1-4; 4.14-21
Download - The Eye of Providence
by Rev. David Poecking
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Proverbs 8.22-31; Romans 5.1-5; John 16.12-15
Download - The Gift of Christian Hospitality
by Rev. Bevil Bramwell, OMI
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Genesis 18.1-10a; Colossians 1.24-28; Luke 10:38-42
Download - Wisdom of Heart
by Grattan Brown
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ecclesiastes 1.2, 2.21-23; Colossians 3.1-5, 9-11; Luke 12.13-21
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