Dad Talk guide to the Sunday Mass readings

About Dad Talk guide to the Sunday Mass readings

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!

Publisher

John Bursch

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Feb 2025

Latest episode

4 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

90 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Oct 2026

   Dad Talk - Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

   God gives us many gifts. But we're not supposed to just passively receive those gifts and enjoy life. We need to use our talent and treasure to do good works glorifying God and bringing people to Jesus.  In this Sunday's Mass readings, we hear parables from Isaiah and Jesus that make that very point. We'll dig into them at length - and discuss Paul's formula for peace - in this week's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

2. 

   27 Sept 2026

   Dad Talk - Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)

   Sometimes we feel like the people of Israel in this Sunday's first reading: "The Lord's way is not fair." But as Ezekiel points out, it is OUR ways that are unfair. And when we turn from our sins, repent and go to confession, and do good works, we "shall surely live" and will model the humility and self-sacrifice that Paul describes so beautifully when talking about Jesus in the second reading's Carmen Christi hymn. We'll take a deeper dive into these topics in this week's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

3. 

   19 Sept 2026

   Dad Talk - Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)

   In context, this Sunday's first reading teaches us an important lesson about staying faithful to God rather than giving in to the sin of our culture. Doing so is essential to our salvation. We'll discuss that - plus the importance of holding our desire for heaven in healthy tension with doing God's work here on earth - in today's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

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