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Martha and Mary, and a terebinth is an oak
Episode 35
It’s the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time! Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they explore the temptation to make idols in the Old…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
You’ve Got Tablets, the Good Samaritan, and the law
Episode 34
It’s the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time! Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they wrestle with the paradox of the Mosaic law and …
9 months ago
Labor pains, and heaven is a place on earth
Episode 33
Join Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera as they talk about the purpose of ordinary time, why God allows bad things to happen, and Jesus’ appointment o…
9 months, 1 week ago
Peter's Passover, and Paul's final letter
Episode 32
It’s the Solemnity of Ss. Peter and Paul! Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera to talk about St. Peter’s exodus from prison on the Feast…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The mysterious Melchizedek, and the feeding of the 5,000
Episode 31
It’s time to celebrate Corpus Christi! Join Dr. Scott Powell, Kate Olivera, and JD Flynn as they explore the identity of the mysterious Melchizedek, …
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Chokmah and a liturgical slapdown
Episode 30
It’s Trinity Sunday! Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they wrestle with chokmah, St. Paul’s Christological reshaping of chokmah i…
10 months ago
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Episode 29
Come, Holy Spirit! It’s Pentecost Sunday, and Dr. Scott Powell is here to share some of the biblical language that gives context to these readings.
R…
10 months, 1 week ago
The Ascension, the in-between, and disbelief with joy
Episode 28
This Sunday— in most dioceses— we celebrate the Ascension of the Lord. Dr. Scott Powell explains why the Ascension is actually the pinnacle of the Ea…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
A garden city, and does God change his mind?
Episode 27
In these readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, we hear about the Council of Jerusalem and Jesus’ last discourse to his apostles.
Already read the r…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Judas’ betrayal and all the sandwiches
It’s the Fifth Sunday of Easter! Join Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera as they talk about a chiasm in Acts of the Apostles and reflect on the betray…
11 months ago