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Sin? Not a problem.

Published June 11, 2018 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Faith, Prayer, Resources, Young Adult

Sin? No problem. This Sunday we heard the Gospel reading on the Fall, of the moment sin entered creation and divided all that was meant to be united. Since then the human person has been faced with the conditions of inner division and brokenness as a personal reality and as a reality in creation. Yet,… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published June 11, 2018

Sunday Says Podcast – January 1, 2017 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published December 31, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: ACNM, Blog, Sunday Says

  The Octave Day of Christmas Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God Sunday January 1, 2016 Lectionary: 18 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Numbers 6:22-27 This week’s first reading is from the book of Numbers, the fourth book in the Old Testament and part of the Pentateuch.   This particular passage gives us a blessing formula… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published December 31, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – November 20, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published November 19, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: ACNM, Blog, Sunday Says

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Sunday November 20, 2016 Lectionary: 162 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 2 Samuel 5:1-3 This week’s first reading from the 2nd Book of Samuel gives us insight into kingship of Christ as the One who unifies the people of God.  Following a civil war within… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published November 19, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – November 6, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published November 5, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Blog, Sunday Says

Thirty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday November 6, 2016 Lectionary: 156 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 2 Maccabees 7:1-2,9-14 This week’s first reading is from the book of 2 Maccabees.  This book covers the period of time between the 180 -161 BC, which was during the “intertestamental” period, and provides a link between the Old and… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published November 5, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – October 23, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published October 22, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: ACNM, Blog

Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday October 23, 2016 Lectionary: 150 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 This week’s first reading is on from the book of the Book of Sirach (also known as Ecclesiasticus), part of the great wisdom literature in the Old Testament.  This book was written approximately 180 years before Christ… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published October 22, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – October 9, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published October 8, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: ACNM, Blog, Sunday Says

  Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday October 9, 2016 Lectionary: 144 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 2 Kings 5:14-17 This week’s first reading is on from the book of the second book of Kings. This reading completes the story about Naaman, a successful army general from Syria, who had contracted leprosy.  Although Naaman had been… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published October 8, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – September 25, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published September 24, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: ACNM, Blog, Podcast, Sunday Says

Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday September 25, 2016 Lectionary: 138 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Amos 6:1,4-7 This week’s first reading is from the book of the prophet Amos.  Amos was a shepherd from Tekoa (a village in the southern kingdom of Judah), but preached to the rich in the northern kingdom of Israel.  He… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published September 24, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – August 14, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published August 14, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: ACNM, Podcast, Sunday Says

  Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday August 14, 2016 Lectionary: 120 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Jeremiah 38:4-6,8-10 This week’s first reading from the book of prophet Jeremiah recounts for us the challenges we may be faced with when conveying God’s truth when the message is unpopular. In this passage Jeremiah is accused of demoralizing… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published August 14, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – July 31, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published July 30, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Blog, Sunday Says

Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday July 31, 2016 Lectionary: 114 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Ecclesiastes 1:2,2:21-23 This week’s first reading from the book of Ecclesiastes is part of the great wisdom literature of the Old Testament.  The tone of this book is unusual because it presents what appears to be a negative and depressing… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published July 30, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – July 17, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published July 16, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Sunday Says

Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday July 17, 2016 Lectionary: 108 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Genesis 18:1-10 In this week’s first reading from the Old Testament, we see Abraham, the ancient patriarch and father of our faith, respond to God by the hospitality he shows to three of God’s messengers. In this mysterious passage, three… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published July 16, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – July 3, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published July 2, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: ACNM, Blog, Podcast, Sunday Says

Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday July 3, 2016 Lectionary: 102 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Isaiah 66:10-14c This week’s first reading is from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament near the end of the book.  The people of Israel and Judah have suffered much since their time in exile in Babylon and now… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published July 2, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – June 19, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published June 18, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Sunday Says

Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday June 19, 2016 Lectionary: 96 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Zechariah 12:10-11,13:1 In this week’s first reading from the Old Testament the Prophet Zechariah addresses the people of Jerusalem who have suffered much while trying to rebuild their city after their return from exile in Babylon. Zechariah speaks of a… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published June 18, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – April 24, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published April 23, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Blog, Podcast, Sunday Says

Fifth Sunday of Easter Sunday April 24, 2016 Lectionary: 54 (NAB Translation)   Reading 1 Acts 14:21-27 In this week’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles Paul and Barnabas continue their first missionary journey where they experience both opposition and acceptance in their efforts to evangelize.  Through preaching, prayer, and fasting they are… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published April 23, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – March 13, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published March 13, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Blog, Sunday Says

  Fifth Sunday in Lent Sunday March 13, 2016 Lectionary: 36 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Isaiah 43:16-21 This week’s first reading is from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament.  This passage from Isaiah is a message of hope directed to God’s people who are in exile in Babylon.  It is a reminder that… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published March 13, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – February 14, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published February 13, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Sunday Says

First Sunday in Lent Sunday February 14, 2016 Lectionary: 24 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Deuteronomy 26:4-10 This week’s first reading is from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. Just before the death of Moses and before the Israelites enter the Promised land, Moses gives a repetition of the Law given at Mount Sinai… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published February 13, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – January 31, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published January 30, 2016 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Podcast, Sunday Says

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday January 31, 2016 Lectionary: 72 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Jeremiah 1:4-5,17-19 This week’s first reading from the prophet Jeremiah explores the prophet’s divine call.  All prophets are called by God to fulfill His will and to speak by God’s authority.  All prophets are given a mission by God and… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published January 30, 2016

Sunday Says Podcast – December 20, 2015 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published December 19, 2015 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Sunday Says

Fourth Sunday in Advent Sunday December 20, 2015 Lectionary: 12 (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for December 20, 2015, the fourth Sunday of Advent.   Thank you for joining us as we break open the Word of God to prepare our hearts and minds for this Sunday’s Mass.  This week’s readings take us… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published December 19, 2015

Sunday Says Podcast – December 6, 2015 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published December 5, 2015 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Sunday Says

Second Sunday in Advent Lectionary: 6 (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for December 6, 2015, the second Sunday of Advent.   Thank you for joining us as we break open the Word of God to prepare our hearts and minds for this Sunday’s Mass.  This week’s readings remind us that God has done… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published December 5, 2015

Sunday Says Podcast – November 8, 2015 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published November 7, 2015 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Sunday Says

  Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 155 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 1 Kings 17:10-16 The first reading is from the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament.  In our passage for today, we see a poor widow and her son during a time of famine in ancient Israel.  The widow and her son… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published November 7, 2015

Sunday Says Podcast – October 18, 2015 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published October 17, 2015 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Podcast, Sunday Says

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 146 (NAB Translation)   Reading 1 Isaiah 53:10-11 In this week’s first reading from the book of Prophet Isaiah, we hear from a  passage commonly referred to as the fourth Song of the Servant. This passage is a poetic prophecy of how God’s servant will endure pain and humiliation… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published October 17, 2015

Sunday Says Podcast – August 16, 2015 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published August 15, 2015 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Sunday Says

Sunday August 16, 2015 Lectionary: 119 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for August 16, 2015, the twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time.  Thank you for joining us as we open up the Word of God to prepare our hearts and minds for this Sunday’s Mass.  This week Jesus… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published August 15, 2015

The Heart

Published June 15, 2015 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Marriage and Love, Young Adult

This past weekend the wisdom of the Church invited us to experience a beautiful truth – the unity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The Church led us into this discovery of this union by celebrating the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart on Friday that leads us into the Memorial of… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published June 15, 2015

Learning to Follow (A Reflection on “The Three Parts of Dance & the Trinity”)

Published April 14, 2015 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Marriage and Love, Reviews

I’m learning to dance. I’ve always loved to dance, even since I was the little girl in shiny gold shoes tearing it up at my uncle’s wedding. True story. I did tap and ballet for about a year when I was four. Since then, it’s been all about freestyle. I have rhythm, which helps a… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published April 14, 2015

From an ancient homily for Holy Saturday: The Lord’s descent into the underworld

Published April 2, 2015 • Written by Rita Suva Filed Under: Blog

Our Catholic faith is incredibly rich. So instead of writing a new reflection, I’m sharing one of my favorite things to read during the Triduum. This is a from an ancient homily for Holy Saturday, date and homilist unknown. It is the Second Reading in the Office of Readings for Holy Saturday Liturgy of the Hours…. [Read More]

Written by Rita Suva • Published April 2, 2015

Clothes On, Heart Full (Review: The Thrill of the Chaste, Catholic Edition)

Published March 3, 2015 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Marriage and Love, Reviews, Young Adult

In my happy journey through every book on chastity known to Christian man, I made a stop at The Thrill of the Chaste back in 2012. The book had been out for years; I tend to be a later adopter. My favorite aspects of that edition were Eden’s utterly realistic experience and her comments about… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published March 3, 2015

Sunday Says Podcast – February 15, 2015 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published February 14, 2015 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Podcast, Sunday Says

  Sunday February 15, 2015 Lectionary: 77   6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for February 15, 2015, the sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.  Thank you for joining us as we break open the Word of God for this Sunday’s Mass so that we can prepare our hearts… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published February 14, 2015

Sunday Says Podcast – October 26, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published October 25, 2014 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: ACNM, Sunday Says

  Sunday Says Podcast – October 26, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections Sunday October 26, 2014 Lectionary: 148   Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for October 26, 2014, the Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time.  Thank you for joining us as we begin preparing our hearts and minds… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published October 25, 2014

Sunday Says Podcast – September 21, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published September 19, 2014 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: ACNM, Podcast, Sunday Says

Sunday September 21, 2014 Lectionary: 133  Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for September 21, 2014, the Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time.  Thank you for joining us as we begin preparing our hearts and minds for Mass by previewing and reflecting on the readings.    The selected readings this… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published September 19, 2014

Sunday Says Podcast – September 7, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published September 6, 2014 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: ACNM, Blog, Podcast, Sunday Says

Sunday Says Podcast –  September 7, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections Sunday September 07, 2014 Lectionary: 121 Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for September 7, 2014, the Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time.  Thank you for joining us as we begin preparing our hearts and minds for Mass… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published September 6, 2014

Sunday Says Podcast – August 24, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published August 23, 2014 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: ACNM, Podcast, Sunday Says

  Sunday August 24, 2014 Lectionary: 121   Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for August 24, 2014, the Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time.  Thank you for joining us as we begin preparing our hearts and minds for Mass by diving deeper into the Word of God.  The… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published August 23, 2014

Sunday Says – August 3, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published August 2, 2014 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: ACNM, Sunday Says

    Sunday August 03, 2014 Lectionary: 112   Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for August 3, 2014, the Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time.  Thank you for joining us as we begin preparing our hearts and minds for Mass by diving deeper into the Word of God…. [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published August 2, 2014

Sunday Says – July 6, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published July 4, 2014 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: ACNM, Sunday Says

  Sunday Says Podcast – July 6, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections Sunday July 6, 2014 Lectionary: 100 Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (NAB Translation) We open up the Scriptures to hear God speak through Old Testament prophecies, in the Psalms of King David, the letters of St. Paul, and in the words of Jesus as… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published July 4, 2014

Sunday Says Podcast – June 22, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published June 21, 2014 • Written by Cristóbal Almanza Filed Under: Sunday Says

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi Sunday) Sunday June 22, 2014 Lectionary: 167 (NAB Readings) (Jerusalem Bible) Reading 1 Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14B-16A This week’s first reading from Deuteronomy takes us back to the story of Moses, but it’s much after the time of the Exodus from Egypt. At this… [Read More]

Written by Cristóbal Almanza • Published June 21, 2014

Sunday Says Podcast – June 15, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published June 14, 2014 • Written by Steve Scott Filed Under: Blog, Sunday Says

Sunday June 15, 2014 Lectionary: 164 Solemnity of the most Holy Trinity (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for June 15, 2014, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.  Thank you for joining us for a just a few minutes as we explore Sacred Scripture and reflect in depth on the mystery of… [Read More]

Written by Steve Scott • Published June 14, 2014

Lying, Confession, and St. Andrew

Published November 30, 2013 • Written by Josue Filed Under: Blog, Faith

Lying Have you ever lied to someone? Did you mean to? Did you feel bad afterwards? What about during prayer? A friend and I recently shared a conversation about lying. In our own way, we each had entered into a state of sin; we fell short of our call to holiness and virtue. We shared… [Read More]

Written by Josue • Published November 30, 2013

The Theology of Womanhood, Eternal

Published October 25, 2013 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

The Glass Ceiling Last Sunday I attended mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Downtown Houston. I was in town for a wedding, and the 11am mass at the Co-Cathedral just happened to work for my day. It turns out that day they were having a beautiful special ceremony to honor the city’s… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published October 25, 2013

The Soul’s Movement at the Moment of Communion

Published October 5, 2013 • Written by Josue Filed Under: Blog, Faith

Consider this article as a monologue or an interior thought, as if someone was thinking out loud and searching for an answer within themselves. At some points, I address the soul as “her,” instead of “it.” I do this partly because St. John of the Cross uses that kind of language in his writings. It… [Read More]

Written by Josue • Published October 5, 2013

Parenthood, Faith, and Mystery

Published August 15, 2013 • Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion Filed Under: Column

  In reality, it is only in the mystery of the Word made flesh that the mystery of man truly becomes clear … Christ the Lord, Christ the new Adam, in the very revelation of the mystery of the Father and of His love, fully reveals man to himself…He, who is the “image of the… [Read More]

Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion • Published August 15, 2013

Prayer and Self Confidence: An Interior Reflection

Published July 24, 2013 • Written by Josue Filed Under: Faith, Young Adult

What does it mean to be humble? What kind of self-denial (Lk 9:23) does that entail? Is the desire for humility contrary to that of self-confidence? Is one good and the other beautiful? I’d like these thoughts to continue in the Comment section. Does prayer nurture my humility? It would seem so – that the… [Read More]

Written by Josue • Published July 24, 2013

The Theology of Sound Part II: The Key to Beauty

Published July 15, 2013 • Written by David Casper Filed Under: Faith, Social Media and Tech

For Part I, click here. In Part I, we talked briefly about how we are part of creation, yet we are set apart from it, and that there is something, some quality about us that the all rest of the universe does not possess. As it turns out, there are many different ways to talk about… [Read More]

Written by David Casper • Published July 15, 2013

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