Month: July 2013

Central Meaning: Our true wealth is God not in greed. Doctrine: Legitimate wealth. Practical Application: Examining our economic activity. For the Lectionary 114 readings, click here. Central Meaning: Our true wealth is God not in greed Reading 1 Ecc 1:2; 2:21-23 Vain means empty. If you only work to become prosperous for your own benefit,…

Central Idea: Wrestling with God in prayer.  Doctrine: Filial trust. Practical Application: Transformation in Christ To view the Lectionary 111 readings, click here. Central Idea: Wrestling with God in prayer. Reading 1 Gn 18:20-32 Here God speaks to Abraham in a way Abraham can understand, as if God didn’t already know everything that was going…

Central Idea: Christ wants to dwell in us to transform us into perfect images of himself. Doctrine: Active vs. contemplative lives. Practical Application: Living active-contemplative lives. To view the Lectionary 108 readings, click here. Central Idea: Christ wants to dwell in us to transform us into perfect images of himself Reading 1 Gn 18:1-10a In…

Central Idea: Love God and neighbor according to rightful law. Doctrine: The precepts of the Church. Practical Application: Living the precepts better. Click here for Lectionary: 105 Central Idea: Love God and neighbor according to rightful law. Reading 1 Dt 30:10-14 We are always turning away from the LORD, our God through forgetfulness and sin.…

Central Idea: Bearing hardship well is a mark of holiness. Doctrine: The prayer of petition. Practical Application: Asking for things. For the Lectionary 102 readings, click here. Is 66:10-14c; Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20; 2 Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 Central Idea: Bearing hardship well is a mark of holiness Jesus Christ’s second beatitude…