Lenten Stewardship ~ Change

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/01/23

Lenten Stewardship ~ Change

This Sunday’s readings are all about change!  God calls Abram to physically uproot himself so he can become the father of a great people.  Paul reminds Timothy that they are called to a new and holy life.  Jesus is transfigured on the mountaintop.  Change! 

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Lenten Stewardship ~ Forty Days

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/01/23

Lenten Stewardship ~ Forty Days

The number 40 appears throughout the bible, usually designating a time of purification and transformation.  The great flood lasted for forty days; Moses spent forty days with God on Mt. Sinai; the Hebrews spent forty years transitioning from slavery to the Promised Land; Jesus ... Read More »

Lent - A Reality Check

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 2/17/23

Lent is like stepping on the bathroom scale after New Year’s; it’s the annual moral reality check that comes complete with a spiritual diet plan.  Lenten practices help us shed unwanted moral weakness, tighten lax prayer habits, and become better stewards of our faith lives.  Good stewardship of Lent ... Read More »

Stewardship - A Call From Jesus

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 5/04/22

Stewardship ~ a Call From Jesus

“Do you love me?”  Jesus asks Peter this loaded question in this Sunday’s Gospel.  Three times!  If you heard God ask you this question, how would you respond?  “Well, of course I love you, Lord.  By the way, why do you ask?”  Peter ... Read More »

Stewardship of the Gift of Wisdom

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/21/22

“Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the Lord looks into the heart.”  1 Samuel 6:7  With these words, God tells Samuel to trust, not his own eyes, but the insight of the Holy Spirit in order to know whom God has chosen ... Read More »

Stewardship of Our Dependence on God

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/10/22

Stewardship of Our Dependence on God

Our first reading this Sunday tells us: “The Lord God took Abram outside and said, ‘Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can.  Just so,’ he added, ‘shall your descendants be.’  Abram put his faith in the LORD, who ... Read More »

Stewardship of The First Fruits

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/10/22

Stewardship of The First Fruits

In the first reading for this first Sunday of Lent, Moses recounts what the Lord did for the Israelites, bringing them out of bondage in Egypt and leading them to a fertile land.  Then Moses exhorts them to give the best of the produce ... Read More »

Are We Listening?

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/12/21

Are We Listening?

Jan 19, 2021

I think the fact that (according to Pew Research, 2021) only 36% of Americans attend church regularly may be due to, as well as responsible for, our cultural disquiet.  Faith may be wavering because people don't believe God is calling them, and they ... Read More »

Humble Stewardship

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/12/21

Humble Stewardship

Jul 8, 2020

"Say to Daughter Zion, 'See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"  Mt 21:5

We’ve heard the story so many times that we fail to be shocked by it, but it ... Read More »

All Are Welcome

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 3/12/21

All Are Welcome

Mar 22, 2020

The other night, I joined a little church in Knock, Ireland for mass, and this morning, I joined Bishop Robert Barron for mass in his private chapel in California.  Cathedrals and churches, large and small throughout the world, and even a bishop’s private ... Read More »