http://www.thecatholicsteward.com The Catholic Steward Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:14:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 thecatholicstewardhttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~3/W3l7wThCwro/ http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/22/stewardship-reflection-on-lectionary-readings-march-4-2012/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:14:09 +0000 The Catholic Steward http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/?p=2267 March 4, 2012 – Second Sunday of Lent Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10 Today, we focus on the cross. All three of today’s readings emphasize, for us, the importance of the &#8230; <a href="http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/22/stewardship-reflection-on-lectionary-readings-march-4-2012/"><br /><br /><strong><em>Continue Reading &#187;</em></strong></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~4/W3l7wThCwro" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/22/stewardship-reflection-on-lectionary-readings-march-4-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/22/stewardship-reflection-on-lectionary-readings-march-4-2012/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~3/C9F4rJ4EvRI/ http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/21/stewardship-bulletin-reflection-for-the-week-of-march-4-2012/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:51:28 +0000 The Catholic Steward http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/?p=2262 March 4, 2012 – Second Sunday of Lent Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10 In today&#8217;s readings, we focus on the cross. In the first reading, we hear the story of Abraham willing &#8230; <a href="http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/21/stewardship-bulletin-reflection-for-the-week-of-march-4-2012/"><br /><br /><strong><em>Continue Reading &#187;</em></strong></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~4/C9F4rJ4EvRI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/21/stewardship-bulletin-reflection-for-the-week-of-march-4-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/21/stewardship-bulletin-reflection-for-the-week-of-march-4-2012/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~3/vcE8yXXA8tE/ http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/16/fr-dave-zimmer-the-%e2%80%9cblessings%e2%80%9d-of-opportunities/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:34:55 +0000 The Catholic Steward http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/?p=2253 A few years ago, I was one of approximately 400 pilgrims who filled a meeting room, eager to hear one of the parish priests of St. James Church in the town of Medjugorje speak. When the priest spoke, he talked &#8230; <a href="http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/16/fr-dave-zimmer-the-%e2%80%9cblessings%e2%80%9d-of-opportunities/"><br /><br /><strong><em>Continue Reading &#187;</em></strong></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~4/vcE8yXXA8tE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/16/fr-dave-zimmer-the-%e2%80%9cblessings%e2%80%9d-of-opportunities/feed/ 0 http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/16/fr-dave-zimmer-the-%e2%80%9cblessings%e2%80%9d-of-opportunities/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~3/R29gt-JBUxk/ http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/15/2245/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:05:34 +0000 The Catholic Steward http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/?p=2245 February 26, 2012 – First Sunday of Lent Gn 9:8-15; Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 1 Pt 3:18-22; Mk 1:12-15 &#8220;Repent and believe in the gospel.&#8221; These words are a familiar beginning to the Lenten Season. Year after year we hear &#8230; <a href="http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/15/2245/"><br /><br /><strong><em>Continue Reading &#187;</em></strong></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~4/R29gt-JBUxk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/15/2245/feed/ 0 http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/15/2245/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~3/JrEbhLR9JxM/ http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/14/stewardship-bulletin-reflection-for-the-week-of-february-26-2012/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:36:48 +0000 The Catholic Steward http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/?p=2238 February 26, 2012 – First Sunday of Lent Gn 9:8-15; Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 1 Pt 3:18-22; Mk 1:12-15 Lent is upon us. This season of intense fasting and prayer offers us an opportunity to focus on our sinful nature &#8230; <a href="http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/14/stewardship-bulletin-reflection-for-the-week-of-february-26-2012/"><br /><br /><strong><em>Continue Reading &#187;</em></strong></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~4/JrEbhLR9JxM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/14/stewardship-bulletin-reflection-for-the-week-of-february-26-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/14/stewardship-bulletin-reflection-for-the-week-of-february-26-2012/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~3/Ojw9D1keypo/ http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/09/fr-jim-golka-stewardship-is-an-action-not-an-idea/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:29:44 +0000 The Catholic Steward http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/?p=2230 Editor&#8217;s Note: Today we welcome a new contributor to The Catholic Steward, Fr. Jim Golka. Fr. Jim is the pastor of St Patrick&#8217;s Catholic Church in North Platte, Neb., and has been committed to developing stewardship there since 2006. Ordained &#8230; <a href="http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/09/fr-jim-golka-stewardship-is-an-action-not-an-idea/"><br /><br /><strong><em>Continue Reading &#187;</em></strong></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~4/Ojw9D1keypo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/09/fr-jim-golka-stewardship-is-an-action-not-an-idea/feed/ 0 http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/09/fr-jim-golka-stewardship-is-an-action-not-an-idea/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~3/nLMznHHnIoY/ http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/08/stewardship-reflection-on-lectionary-readings-february-19-2012/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:48:18 +0000 The Catholic Steward http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/?p=2222 February 19, 2012 – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 43:18-19, 21-22, 24b-25; Ps 41:2-3, 4-5, 13-14; 2 Cor 1:18-22; Mk 2:1-12 God forgives sins, and today’s readings highlight this glorious truth. In the Old Testament reading from the book &#8230; <a href="http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/08/stewardship-reflection-on-lectionary-readings-february-19-2012/"><br /><br /><strong><em>Continue Reading &#187;</em></strong></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~4/nLMznHHnIoY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/08/stewardship-reflection-on-lectionary-readings-february-19-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/08/stewardship-reflection-on-lectionary-readings-february-19-2012/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~3/-bQZvb_RHf8/ http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/07/2215/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:55:21 +0000 The Catholic Steward http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/?p=2215 February 19, 2012 – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 43:18-19, 21-22, 24b-25; Ps 41:2-3, 4-5, 13-14; 2 Cor 1:18-22; Mk 2:1-12 God is merciful. He came to Earth in order to suffer and die and then rise from the &#8230; <a href="http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/07/2215/"><br /><br /><strong><em>Continue Reading &#187;</em></strong></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~4/-bQZvb_RHf8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/07/2215/feed/ 0 http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/07/2215/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~3/3VpbAkwoNJQ/ http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/02/fr-michael-troha-gas-stations-of-communities/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:49:55 +0000 The Catholic Steward http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/?p=2203 On May 1, 2005, the gas pumps were shut down. Not at the local filling station, but right here at my parish of Immaculate Conception in Ohio. That was the day we began to put into practice stewardship as a &#8230; <a href="http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/02/fr-michael-troha-gas-stations-of-communities/"><br /><br /><strong><em>Continue Reading &#187;</em></strong></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~4/3VpbAkwoNJQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/02/fr-michael-troha-gas-stations-of-communities/feed/ 0 http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/02/fr-michael-troha-gas-stations-of-communities/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~3/Ll7jkmjl7pE/ http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/01/stewardship-reflection-on-lectionary-readings-february-12-2012/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:31:21 +0000 The Catholic Steward http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/?p=2198 February 12, 2012 — Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Responsorial Psalm Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31-11:1; Mk 1:40-45 In today&#8217;s second reading, Paul exhorts the Corinthians: “do everything for the glory of God,” an exhortation that &#8230; <a href="http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/01/stewardship-reflection-on-lectionary-readings-february-12-2012/"><br /><br /><strong><em>Continue Reading &#187;</em></strong></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thecatholicsteward/~4/Ll7jkmjl7pE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/01/stewardship-reflection-on-lectionary-readings-february-12-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.thecatholicsteward.com/2012/02/01/stewardship-reflection-on-lectionary-readings-february-12-2012/