Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A Is 45:1, 4-6, Ps 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10, 1 Thes 1:1-5b, Mt 22:15-21             Today’s readings remind us that God is really the one in charge of the world, that He’s the one who controls everything, and even those who don’t know Him or even declare […]

Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 11:27-28 Today’s very brief Gospel, two verses, is taken from Luke’s Gospel, and we can see clearly two parts. First, as Saint Bede explains, we hear a woman boldly confess Jesus’ incarnation: “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you

Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 11:15-26 Today’s Gospel from Luke comes immediately after Christ tells His listeners that they’ll receive what they ask for in prayer. In verse 13, Christ tells them “If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more

Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time – Option 2 – Lk 11:5-13             Today’s Gospel follows immediately after yesterday’s, wherein one of Christ’s disciples asked Jesus to “teach them to pray just as John taught his disciples.” As we said yesterday, there’s no record of any prayer that John offered, but, since he

Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time – Odd Years – Lk 11:1-4             Today’s Gospel begins by telling us that “Jesus was praying, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.’” At first glance, this doesn’t seem to be

Tuesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 10:38-42             Today’s Gospel presents us with the well-known incident of Mary and Martha. We’re reminded of how God calls us to give ourselves entirely to Him and, especially as active and often busy people, we need to be reminded how not to lose ourselves

Monday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 10:25-37             Today’s Gospel presents us with the well-known parable of the Good Samaritan, and although we’ve certainly heard it before, we can consider, first, the context of the parable and, second, how to apply it to our lives.             The road from Jerusalem to

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A Is 5:1-7, Ps 80:9, 12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20, Phil 4:6-9, Mt 21:33-43             In today’s readings, we hear a great deal about vineyards. The Prophet Isaiah explains how the friend has cared for his vineyard, and we’re made to understand that this is how God the Father

Saturday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 10:17-24             Today’s Gospel presents us with what seems like three distinct moments in Christ’s reply to His disciples as they return from preaching the Good News. First, Christ tells His disciples that He has seen Satan fall, has given them power, and to rejoice

Friday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time – Odd Years – Lk 10:13-16             Today’s readings ask us to reflect on the way we serve God; the first readings this week have all been centered on the Jews either coming back from exile, or staying in exile, which they realize was a punishment for