Sunday School; A Pillar Bible Study

Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Solemnity of All Saints— including the 144,000 sealed in Revelation, an excerpt of encouragement from the Catholic epistle 1 John, and Matthew’s account of the Beatitudes.

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Reading 1 - Revelation 7: 2-4, 9-14

Psalm 24: 1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6

Reading 2 - 1 John 3: 1-3

Gospel - Matthew 5: 1-12a

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Dr. Scott Powell and JD Flynn look ahead to the readings for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, including St. Paul’s encouragement of the persecuted Church in Thessaloniki and Jesus answers a question about the greatest commandment.

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Reading 1 - Exodus 22: 20-26

Psalm 18: 2-4, 47, 51

Reading 2 - 1 Thessalonians 1: 5c-10

Gospel - Matthew 22: 34-40

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Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including the Pharisees and Herodians attempt to entrap Jesus with a question about the Roman tax.

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Reading 1 - Isaiah 45: 1, 4-6

Psalm 96: 1, 3-5, 7-10

Reading 2 - 1 Thessalonians 1: 1-5b

Gospel - Matthew 22: 15-21

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Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including a psalm about a shepherd king and a confusing parable in the Gospel of Matthew.

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Reading 1 - Isaiah 25: 6-10a

Psalm 23: 1-6

Reading 2 - Philippians 4: 12-14, 19-20

Gospel - Matthew 22: 1-14

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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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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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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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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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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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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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