Tag: Matthew

Zebedee By The Shore

Post author:Jean Waters
Post published:March 30, 2026
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“As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he…

Letting Your Light Shine

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:February 6, 2026
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Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 58: 7-10 (RM) or 1-9 (RCL); Psalm 112; I Corinthians 2: 1-5 (RM) or…

Out of Egypt I Called My Son

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:December 26, 2025
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Reflection for the Holy Family, or First Sunday of Christmas Readings: RM: Sirach 3: 2-6, 12-14; Psalm 128; Colossians 3: 12-21 (or 12-17 in U.S.); Matthew 2: 13-15, 19-23. RCL:…

An Option for the Poor

Post author:Susan Smith
Post published:March 4, 2024
Post category:Poverty Social Justice
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A Theology of Liberation In 1973, Peruvian theologian Gustavo Gutierrez’s ground-breaking A Theology of Liberation was published in English. This wonderfully erudite yet readable publication invited disciples of Jesus to…

Are We Sheep or Goats?

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:November 24, 2023
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Ezekiel 34: 11-12, 15-17 (RM) or 11-16, 20-24 (RCL); Psalm 23; 1 Corinthians 15: 20-26, 28 (RM) or Ephesians 1: 15-23 (RCL); Matthew 25: 31-36. It really touched my heart,…

Can We Trust the Authority of God?

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:November 17, 2023
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Proverbs 31: 10-13, 16-18, 20, 26, 28-31 (RM in Canada), or 10-13, 19-20, 30-31 (RM in the U.S.), or Zephaniah 1: 7, 12-18 (RCL); Psalm 128 (RM) or 90 (RCL);…

Calling a Priest “Father”

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:November 3, 2023
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Malachi 1:14-2:2, 8-10 (RM) or Micah 3: 5-12 (RCL); Psalm 131; 2 Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13 (RM) or 1 Thessalonians 2: 9-13 (RCL); Matthew 23: 1-12. For All Saints Sunday: Revelation…

Love of God and Neighbour

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:October 27, 2023
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Exodus 22: 21-27 (RM in Canada) or 20-26 (RM in the U.S.) or Leviticus 19: 1-2, 15-18 (RCL) or Jeremiah 31: 31-34 (Lutheran); Psalm 18 (RM) or 1 (RCL) or…

Reflection for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:September 15, 2023
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Sirach 27:30 – 28:7 (RM) or Genesis 50: 15-21 (RCL); Psalm 103; Romans 14: 7-9 (RM) or 1-12 (RCL); Matthew 18: 21-35. This is so, so hard. God, is this…

Reflection for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:September 8, 2023
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Ezekiel 33: 7-9 (RM) or 7-11 (RCL); Psalm 95 (RM) or 119 (RCL); Romans 13: 8-10 (RM) or 8-14 (RCL); Matthew 18: 15-20. If you have a family member, a…