Dad Talk guide to the Sunday Mass readings

John Bursch
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Seeking to understand more about the Sunday Mass readings, I started reading Bible commentaries after Mass several years ago, then giving a 15-minute talk to our children about the context of the readings (history, geography, etc.) and their relationship to each other. We called these "Dad Talks." Over time, we started to share them with others. To dive even deeper, I recommend acquiring your own copy of my source materials: Brant Pitre & John Bergsma's "A Catholic Introduction to the Bible," the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture set, and various books mentioned in the Talks. God bless!

  1. HACE 5 DÍAS

    Dad Talk - Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C)

    Pride is considered the first and worst of the deadly sins, and it's the subject of our first reading and Gospel this weekend.  We'll discuss pride and its antidote, humility - and also unravel a very dense and confusing second reading - in today's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless!  Dad

    13 min

  2. 24 AGO

    Dad Talk - Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C)

    In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches that “many” who know Him will not be welcomed at the heavenly banquet. What do we need to do to make sure we have a seat at the table? And what tools does God give us to help? Believe it or not, it is afflictions and discipline! We’ll discuss those helps and more in today's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

    15 min

  3. 17 AGO

    Dad Talk - Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C)

    In today’s first reading, the prophet Jeremiah is dropped into a cistern.  How does that story connect to today’s Gospel reading about divisions in the family, or to the second reading about running a race with our eyes fixed on Jesus?  Quite beautifully.  We’ll put all the pieces together in today’s Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

    13 min

  4. 9 AGO

    Dad Talk - Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C)

    In the final portion of today's Gospel reading, did you catch the foundational principles regarding the doctrine of purgatory? We'll discuss those - and what it means to have the faith of Abraham - in today's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

    17 min

  5. 3 AGO

    Dad Talk - Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C)

    Our first reading from Ecclesiastes begins, "Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, . . . All things are vanity!" Who is Qoheleth? What is he talking about? And what does this reading have to do with the parable of the rich fool in today's Gospel? We'll answer those questions—and discuss the importance of detachment—in today's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

    14 min

  6. 27 JUL

    Dad Talk - Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C)

    In today's Gospel, Jesus teaches us how to pray the Our Father, making this one of the most important Dad Talks of the summer. In it, we'll explore many of the prayer's nooks and crannies and what those details mean for our prayer life. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

    18 min

  7. 19 JUL

    Dad Talk - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C)

    In today’s second reading, Paul says that he is “filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ.”  Is he saying that Christ’s atoning sacrifice was somehow incomplete?  Absolutely not!  Learn what Paul was saying, as well as the difference between Abraham and Martha's hospitality, in today’s Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

    9 min

  8. 12 JUL

    Dad Talk - Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Cycle C)

    In today’s reading from Deuteronomy, Moses says “Just Do It.”®  Do what?  Jesus explains with the parable of the Good Samaritan; but to a 1st Century Jew, the parable is even more meaningful than it might appear to our modern eyes.  Learn all about it—and about Paul’s beautiful passage in his letter to the Colossians—in today’s Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

    12 min
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Seeking to understand more about the Sunday Mass readings, I started reading Bible commentaries after Mass several years ago, then giving a 15-minute talk to our children about the context of the readings (history, geography, etc.) and their relationship to each other. We called these "Dad Talks." Over time, we started to share them with others. To dive even deeper, I recommend acquiring your own copy of my source materials: Brant Pitre & John Bergsma's "A Catholic Introduction to the Bible," the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture set, and various books mentioned in the Talks. God bless!

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