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Wicked tenants and stinky grapes Sep 29, 2026

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Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time including a prophesy about the Babylonian exile in Isaiah and Jesus’s harsh parable to the chief priests and scribes in Jerusalem.

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Reading 1 - Isaiah 5: 1-7

Psalm 80: 9, 12-16, 19-20

Reading 2 - Philippians 4: 6-9

Gospel - Matthew 21: 33-43

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Generational sin and the kenotic hymn Sep 22, 2026

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Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including St. Paul’s kenotic hymn in his letter to the Philippians and Jesus’s parable about a vineyard owner and his two sons.

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Reading 1 - Ezekiel 18: 25-28

Psalm 25: 4-9

Reading 2 - Philippians 2: 1-11

Gospel - Matthew 21: 28-32

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Amazing and infuriating grace Sep 15, 2026

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Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including an excerpt from one of Paul’s prison letters, and a parable about grace and mercy.

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels by Kenneth Bailey

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Reading 1 - Isaiah 55: 6-9

Psalm 145: 2-3, 8-9, 17-18

Reading 2 - Philippians 1: 20c-24, 27a

Gospel - Matthew 20: 1-16a

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The poison of 'the croucher' Sep 08, 2026

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This week, we’re looking ahead to the readings for the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time with Dr. Scott Powell— including reflections on forgiveness from Sirach and Jesus’s parable about forgiveness.

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Reading 1 - Sirach 27: 30—28: 7

Psalm 103: 1-4, 9-12

Reading 2 - Romans 14: 7-9

Gospel - Matthew 18: 21-35

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Your brother’s watchman, and how to forgive Sep 01, 2026

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Dr. Scott Powell and JD Flynn look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time— including a parable in Ezekiel and Jesus’s framework for forgiveness.

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Reading 1 - Ezekiel 33: 7-9

Psalm 95: 1-2, 6-9

Reading 2 - Romans 13: 8-10

Gospel - Matthew 18: 15-20

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Duped by the Lord Aug 25, 2026

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Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

In our first reading, Jeremiah cries out to God in the midst of rejection and mockery. Then, St. Paul urges Christians in Rome to become ‘living sacrifices.’ In the Gospel, Peter takes up his new role as prime minister of God’s kingdom.

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Reading 1 - Jeremiah 20: 7-9

Psalm 63: 2-6, 8-9

Reading 2 - Romans 12: 1-2

Gospel - Matthew 16: 21-27

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Peter and the Son of the living God Aug 18, 2026

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Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, including Jesus’ treasonous and provocative words to his disciples in the Gospel of Matthew.

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Reading 1 - Isaiah 22: 19-23

Psalm 138: 1-3, 6, 8

Reading 2 - Romans 11: 33-36

Gospel - Matthew 16: 13-20

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A light to the nations and scraps for the dogs Aug 11, 2026

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Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, in which Isaiah presents an eschatological vision and Jesus takes his ministry outside of Jewish territory.

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Reading 1 - Isaiah 56: 1, 6-7

Psalm 67: 2-3, 5-6, 8

Reading 2 - Romans 11: 13-15, 29-32

Gospel - Matthew 15: 21-28

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The interior life of Elijah and the grief of St. Paul Aug 04, 2026

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Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including Elijah’s encounter with God on Mount Horeb and Matthew’s account of Jesus walking on water.

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Reading 1 - 1 Kings 19: 9a, 11-13a

Psalm 85: 9-14

Reading 2 - Romans 9: 1-5

Gospel - Matthew 14: 22-33

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Bounty out of suffering, and the feeding of the 5,000 Jul 28, 2026

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Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look back over the readings from the last several weeks to provide a framework for the readings we will hear on the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

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Reading 1 - Isaiah 55: 1-3

Psalm 145: 8-9, 15-16, 17-18

Reading 2 - Romans 8: 35, 37-39

Gospel - Matthew 14: 13-21

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