Join Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including an eschatological vision in Zechariah and Jesus’ word of warning to Jewish Zealots.

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Reading 1 - Zechariah 9:9-10

Psalm 145: 1-2, 8-11, 13-14

Reading 2 - Romans 8: 9, 11-13

Gospel - Matthew 11: 25-30

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Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including Elisha’s promise to a benefactor and Jesus’ first mention of the cross in the Gospel of Matthew.

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Reading 1 - 2 Kings 4: 8-11, 14-16a

Psalm 89: 2-3, 16-17, 18-19

Reading 2 - Romans 6: 3-4, 8-11

Gospel - Matthew 10: 37-42

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Join Dr. Scott Powell and JD Flynn as they look ahead to the readings for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including Jeremiah’s lament in the face of persecution, a psalm of lament from David, and Jesus’ sending of the Apostles in the Gospel of Matthew.

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Reading 1 - Jeremiah 20: 10-13

Psalm 69: 8-10, 14, 17, 33-35

Reading 2 - Romans 5: 12-15

Gospel - Matthew 10: 26-33

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Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time— including God’s efforts to build Israel into a nation and St. Paul’s call for Christians in Rome to remember their royal identity.

You can find the first episode of Sunday School’s season about Romans here: An introduction to Romans.

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Reading 1 - Exodus 19: 2-6a

Psalm 100: 1-2, 3, 5

Reading 2 - Romans 5: 6-11

Gospel - Matthew 9: 36—10:8

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Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for Corpus Christi— including Moses’ final words to a new generation preparing to enter the Promised Land and the famous Bread of Life Discourse in the Gospel of John.

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Reading 1 - Deuteronomy 8: 2-3, 14b-16a

Psalm 147: 12-15, 19-20

Reading 2 - 1 Corinthians 10: 16-17

Gospel - John 6: 51-58

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Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for Trinity Sunday— including fundamental statements about God’s identity in Exodus and the Gospel of John, and the song of Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah in Daniel.

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Reading 1 - Exodus 34: 4b-6, 8-9

Psalm - Daniel 3: 52-56

Reading 2 - 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13

Gospel - John 3: 16-18

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Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for Pentecost. Scott unpacks the description of Pentecost in Acts and explores what is likely meant by “tongues of fire.”

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Reading 1 - Acts 2:1-11

Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34

Reading 2 - 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-7, 12-13

Gospel - John 20:19-23

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This episode is available early to accommodate dioceses that observe the Ascension on Thursday instead of Sunday.

Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Ascension— including a liturgical psalm that is key to understanding the Ascension, and the Jewish paradigm at play in Jesus’ final words to the Apostles in the Gospel of Matthew.

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Reading 1 - Acts 1:1-11

Psalm 47: 2-3, 6-9

Reading 2 - Ephesians 1:17-23

Gospel - Matthew 28:16-20

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Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter— including Philip’s evangelization in Samaria, and Jesus’ words about the Paraclete in the Gospel of John.

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Reading 1 - Acts 8: 5-8, 14-17

Psalm 66: 1-7, 16, 20

Reading 2 - 1 Peter 3:15-18

Gospel - John 14:15-21

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Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter— including the ordination of the first deacons and St. Peter’s reflection on ‘living stones.’

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Reading 1 - Acts 6:1-7

Psalm 33: 1-2, 4-5, 18-19

Reading 2 - 1 Peter 2: 4-9

Gospel - John 14: 1-12

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