Jeremiah and the cistern, and suffering for the sake of joy
It’s the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Join Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera as they explore the context for the book of Jeremiah, and talk about why exactly Jesus comes "to set the earth on fire."This episode of Sunday School was brought to you by the St. Paul Center.Priests, grow your love for Christ and for your ministry through study, faith and fellowship at a St. Paul Center Priest Conference.To learn more, visit stpaulcenter.com/priests-Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 18:00Reading 1 - Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10Psalm 40: 2-4, 18Reading 2 - Hebrews 12:1-4Gospel - Luke 12:49-53To learn more about the social and political context around the time of Jesus, Scott recommends Jesus and the Victory of God by N.T. Wright.To learn more about the mindset of Jews in the time of Jesus, Scott recommends the Oxford Annotated Mishnah, The Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, and Eerdman’s Dictionary of Early Judaism. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe
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A knowable mystery, and undercover boss
It’s the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, and our readings are filled with little riddles. Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn and Kate Olivera as they talk about what it means that the Passover was “known beforehand to our fathers.” Then, Scott gives the context of the Letter to the Hebrews and suggests Jesus’ Gospel parable about the master returning home at an unknown hour should evoke feelings of excitement rather than anxiety.-This episode of Sunday School is brought to you by the St. Paul Center. Priests, grow your love for Christ and for your ministry through study, faith and fellowship at a St. Paul Center Priest Conference.Learn more at stpaulcenter.com/priests-A Catholic Introduction to the Bible by John Bergsma and Brant Pitre-Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 7:07Reading 1 - Wisdom 18:6-9Psalm 33: 1, 12, 18-22Reading 2 - Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19Gospel - Luke 12:32-48 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe
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Vanity of vanities— and can a faithful Christian also be wealthy?
It’s the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, and we’re back in Wisdom literature for our first reading. Dr. Scott Powell explores the meaning of the Hebrew word ‘hevel,' which most modern English-language bibles translate as ‘vanity.’Then, Scott unpacks St. Paul’s challenge of Ecclesiastes in his letter to the Colossians, and Jesus’ parable in response to a man demanding justice in the distribution of his inheritance.Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 6:06.Reading 1 - Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23Psalm 90: 3-6, 12-14, 17Reading 2 - Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11Gospel - Luke 12:13-21 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe
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Sodom and Gomorrah— and who is God?
This episode contains discussion of sexual violence and may not be suitable for children.Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they unpack the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, and discuss how it could be connected to this week’s other readings from the Psalms and Colossians. Then, Scott makes the argument the Our Father is all about the Exodus. Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 7:17.Reading 1 - Genesis 18:20-32Psalm 138: 1-3, 6-8Reading 2 - Colossians 2:12-14Gospel - Luke 11:1-13 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe
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Martha and Mary, and a terebinth is an oak
It’s the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time! Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they explore the temptation to make idols in the Old Testament, and the connection between Old Testament blessings and curses and the corporal works of mercy Catholics practice today. Then, Scott provides some context for the well-known Gospel story of Martha and Mary.You can find Scott’s book here: Walking with Christ: A Journey Through the Gospel of LukeAlready read the readings? Skip ahead to 5:11.Reading 1 - Genesis 18:1-10aPsalm 15: 2-5Reading 2 - Colossians 1:24-28Gospel - Luke 10:38-42 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe
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