Tag: Matthew

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…

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time / Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:August 25, 2023
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Isaiah 22: 19-23 (RM) or Isaiah 51: 1-6; Psalm 138; Romans 11: 33-36 (RM) or Romans 12: 1-8 (RCL); Matthew 16: 13-20. What’s in a name? Maybe, a mistaken identity?…