At the hearts of all these readings, there is a longing for a real, tangible need and a reminder to refocus our attention on what is really important: proper and appropriate worship. If we move our attention from what we think we really need to

March 1, 2020

Mar 2nd, 2020

Dcn Adewale Giwa-Alaka asks us to begin our Lent with the story of creation on, noticing in particular the differences God made in making man verses the rest of creation. The extra care God took and the materials he used to make man should give

February 23, 2020

Feb 24th, 2020

Readings for Transfiguration SundayExodus 24:12-18 Psalm 99 Philippians 3:7-14 Matthew 17:1-9Dr. Adam Johnson uses the readings from the seventh Sunday of Epiphany and Transfiguration Sunday to explore the story of the Transfiguration. The re

February 16, 2020

Feb 24th, 2020

Sunday’s ReadingsEcclesiasticus 15:11-20 Psalm 119:9-16 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Matthew 5:21-37Fr. Greg Peters explores a passage of St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians and how it applies to us, as part of the same Church, tod

February 9, 2020

Feb 12th, 2020

Sunday’s Readings2 Kings 22:8-20 Psalm 27 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Matthew 5:13-20Today’s readings are a reminder that our faithfulness to God, begun through our baptism, will be rewarded with blessings and eternal life.

February 2, 2020

Feb 4th, 2020

Sunday’s ReadingsMalachi 3:1–4 Psalm 84 Hebrews 2:14–18 Luke 2:22–40While Jesus was presented at the temple as Mary and Joseph’s participation in the law, performing their purification after his birth, Jesus’s presence in the tem

January 26, 2020

Jan 27th, 2020

Sunday’s ReadingsAmos 3:1-11 Psalm 139:1-16 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 Matthew 4:12-22Continuing the narrative from last week’s gospel reading, this week we observe Jesus’s movements through the nations and see his teachings summarize

January 12, 2020

Jan 13th, 2020

Sunday’s ReadingsIsaiah 42:1-9 Psalm 89:1-29 Acts 10:34-38 Matthew 3:13-17As we celebrate the Baptism of our Lord, Fr. Greg reminds us that we are more similar to Jesus than we may think; that we have been equipped with the sam

January 5, 2020

Jan 6th, 2020

Sunday’s ReadingsIsaiah 60:1-9 Psalm 72 Ephesians 3:1-13 Matthew 2:1-12The feast of Epiphany marks not only the beginning of a season of light and that the all people have received this gift of Light, but it also marks a season

December 29, 2019

Dec 30th, 2019

Sunday’s ReadingsIsaiah 61:10-62:5 Psalm 147:13-21 Galatians 3:23-4:7 John 1:1-18By exploring the Gospel of John, Fr. Greg points out that Christmas is not just about remembering Christ’s birth, but noticing that the incarnation

December 25, 2019

Dec 30th, 2019

Christmas Day readingsIsaiah 62:6-12 Psalm 97 Titus 3:4-7 Luke 2:1-20Fr. Greg Peters uses St. Paul’s letter to Titus to show us that Christmas is not just about Christ’s birth, but its about God’s deep love for humanity and the

December 22, 2019

Dec 23rd, 2019

Sunday’s ReadingsIsaiah 7:10-17 Psalm 24 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25Though this set of readings seem to have obscure and “unsolvable” prophecies, Matthew explains in the Gospel reading that the point is not to solve the proph

December 15, 2019

Dec 19th, 2019

Sunday’s ReadingsIsaiah 35:1-10 Psalm 146 James 5:7-12 Matthew 11:2-19Fr. Greg Peters acknowledges that for many of us the holidays can be a difficult time full of loss and difficulties. Our readings, however, remind us that e

December 8, 2019

Dec 9th, 2019

Sunday’s ReadingsIsaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-19 Romans 15:1-13 Matthew 3:1-12Fr. Greg uses this week’s readings to remind us that our focus should always be on the bigger work that God is doing in our lives. Our focus should always be on the G

December 3, 2019

Dec 2nd, 2019

Sunday’s ReadingsIsaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 24:29-44This week we enter the season of Advent; a season of anticipation of Christ’s coming as a child on Christmas morning and of his future second coming. The read

November 24, 2019

Nov 25th, 2019

Sunday’s ReadingsJeremiah 23:1-6 Luke 1:68-79 Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23:33-43As we come to the end of our liturgical year we are reminded that everything is about the Redeemer of all things, the only Son of God, Jesus Christ. O

November 17, 2019

Nov 18th, 2019

Sunday’s ReadingsIsaiah 65:17-25 Isaiah 12 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Luke 21:5-19Fr. Greg' frames this week’s readings in the context of our position in the liturgical year. As we come to the end of the liturgical year, the readi

November 10, 2019

Nov 11th, 2019

Sunday’s ReadingsHaggai 1:15b-2:9 Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 Luke 20:27-38This week’s set of readings give us examples of individuals or groups of people who are struggling to do God’s work in the present m

November 3, 2019

Nov 4th, 2019

Sunday’s ReadingsDaniel 7:1-3, 15-18 Psalm 149 Ephesians 1:11-23 Luke 6:20-31Dr. Adam Johnson explores the lessons for this week and shows that ultimate power belongs to Christ and is seated with Him at the right hand of the Fath

October 27, 2019

Oct 28th, 2019

Sunday’s ReadingsJoel 2:23-32 Psalm 65 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14Dcn Wale reminds us that as Christians we are formed by immersing ourselves in the word of God and constantly repenting.

October 20, 2019

Oct 28th, 2019

Sunday’s ReadingsJeremiah 31:27-34 Psalm 119:97-104 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8Though these four passages do not readily appear to have any connections, Dcn Steve points out that all of these passages are reminding us to be f

September 29, 2019

Sep 30th, 2019

Today’s ReadingsJeremiah 32:1-3, 6-15 Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31Fr. Steve explains the parable from the Gospel reading and shows how these parables are examples of God’s mercy and His judgement. This parab

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Sep 24th, 2019

Today’s ReadingsJeremiah 8:18-9:1 Psalm 79:1-9 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13Matthew Green uses the parable of the shrewd steward and the string of parables in Luke to give us pause and examine our own priorities.

This Week’s ReadingsJeremiah 18:1-11 Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 Philemon 1:1-21 Luke 14:25-33In light of another harsh Gospel reading from the book of Luke, we are forced to ask “how do we love our neighbors as ourselves and honor our