22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2026

Posted by Christy .. on 8/24/26

My Dear People,

The contrast between the glorious things spoken to Peter in last Sunday’s Gospel and the sharp rebuke to Peter in this Gospel could hardly be more pronounced. It is quite intentional on the part of the evangelist, who wants us to observe, almost simultaneously, the divine ... Read More »

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2026

Posted by Christy .. on 8/24/26

My Dear People,

In the gospel today in Matthew 16, Jesus is investing Peter with the role of royal steward in the kingdom that Jesus is establishing. Isaiah 22 is clearly the background of the promise of the “keys to the kingdom.” Isaiah 22 is the only passage of ... Read More »

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2026

Posted by Christy .. on 8/24/26

My Dear People,

Today’s Gospel reading is of a Gentile woman—and not any Gentile woman, but a descendent of the Canaanites, about whom the Old Covenant as summarized in Deuteronomy had nothing good to say at all (Deut. 20:16-18); yet, she finds salvation through Jesus.

Many were troubled by ... Read More »

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2026

Posted by Christy .. on 8/09/26

My Dear People,

The body of the Gospel of Matthew is divided into five major units or blocks of narrative, ending with a major discourse (or “homily” if you will of Jesus Chapters 3-7, 19-25). Each section ends with the comment, “When Jesus had finished saying all these things” ... Read More »