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
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 20, 2025
16 The Gift of Christian Hospitality
by Rev. Bevil Bramwell, OMI
Genesis 18.1-10a; Colossians 1.24-28; Luke 10:38-42
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
- 02 Ascend Mount Tabor!
by Rev. John Gavin, SJ
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
- 03 Responding Immediately
by Rachel Coleman PhD
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jonah 3.1-5, 10; 1 Corinthians 7.29-31; Mark 1.14-20
Download - 21 God’s Graced Initiatives
by Anthony Pagliarini, PhD
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Joshua 24.1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ephesians 5.21-32; John 6.60-69
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Easter
- 04 One Flock, One Shepherd
by Matthew Genung, SSD
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 4.8-12; 1 John 3.1-2; John 10.11-18
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Ordinary Time
- 03 Proclaiming and Hearing the Word
by Thomas Petri, OP
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Nehemiah 8:2-4, 5-6, 8-10, 1 Corinthians 12:12-30, Luke 1:1-4; 4.14-21
Download - 15 Witness to Charity
by Gerard V Bradley
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Deuteronomy 30.10-14; Colossians 1.15-20; Luke 10.25-37
Download - 16 Contemplation, Activity, and Choosing the Better Part
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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Genesis 18.1-10; Colossians 1.24-28; Luke 10.38-42
Download - 16 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 - 17 Perseverance and Prayer
by Joseph Trabbic PhD
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Genesis 18.20-32; Colossians 2.12-14; Luke 11.1-13
Download - 17 Petitionary Prayer and the Difference It Makes
by Rev Peter Ryan SJ and Janis Clarke
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Genesis 18.20-32; Colossians 2.12-14; Luke 11.1-13
Download - 18 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
Download - 20 On the Divisiveness of Christianity
by Rev James V Schall SJ
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 38.4-6, 8-10; Hebrews 12.1-4; Luke 12.49-53
Download - 21 Does Christ Know Me?
by Elizabeth Klein PhD
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 66.18-21; Hebrews 12.5-7, 11-13; Luke 13.22-30
Download - 23 Reason and Revelation
by Joseph Wood
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wisdom 9.13-18b; Philemon 9-10, 12-17; Luke 14.25-33
Download - 25 Let Justice Roll down like Waters
by Matthew Ramage
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Amos 8.4-7; 1 Timothy 2.1-8; Luke 16.1-13
Download - 26 Competing Well for the Faith
by Rev Jordan Schmidt OP
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings: Amos 6.1a, 4-7; 1 Timothy 6.11-16; Luke 16.19-31
Download - 30 May We Humbly Pray
by Rev Francis Martin
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sirach 35.12-14, 16-18; 2 Timothy 4.6-8, 16-18; Luke 18.9-14
Download - 30 On Sober Hope and Political Action
by Rev Michael McCarthy SJ
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sirach 35.12-14, 16-18; 2 Timothy 4.6-8, 16-18; Luke 18.9-14
Download - 30 Preparing for Death
by David Mills
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sirach 35.12-14, 16-18; 2 Timothy 4.6-8, 16-18; Luke 18.9-14
Download - 30 Showing Up to Pray
by Rev Robert McTeigue SJ
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sirach 35.12-14, 16-18; 2 Timothy 4.6-8, 16-18; Luke 18.9-14
Download - 32 Faith amid Our Trials
by William L Saunders
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
2 Maccabees 7.1-2, 9-14; 2 Thessalonians 2.16-3.5; Luke 20.27-38
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Easter
- 1 “Sicut dixit”: Just as He Said
by Helena M. Tomko, Ph D
Easter Vigil
Download - 2 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
Download - 6 The Church Opens Her Gates
by Rev. John Gavin, SJ
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Acts 15. 1-2; 22-29; Revelation 21.10-14, 22-23; John 14. 23-29
Download - 6 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
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Lent
- 3 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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