Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, October 25, 2026
First Reading
Isaiah 58:1-12
Lessons from Climate Change & Stewardship
The climate crisis is perhaps the greatest moral challenge of our generation. Like the parable of the talents, we have been entrusted with a precious gift - our planet - and we will be held accountabl...
A Contemporary Evangelism Story
In our modern world, Evangelism presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate th...
Finding Angels in Everyday Moments
In our modern world, Angels presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate these ...
Modern Examples of Work
In our modern world, Work presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate these wa...
Lessons from Human Nature
In our modern world, Human Nature presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate ...
A Modern Story of Work-Life Balance & Faith
In our modern world, Work-Life Balance & Faith presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called...
Gospel
Matthew 5:13-20
The Lighthouse Keeper's Faith
A lighthouse keeper lived alone on a rocky island, maintaining a beacon that guided ships safely to harbor. Every night for thirty years, he climbed the narrow stairs to light the great lamp. Ships wo...
The Lighthouse Keeper's Faith - Story
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The Way of Jesus: Peace, Simplicity, and Discipleship - Contemporary Example
A contemporary example of this content The Anabaptist tradition asks a fundamental question: What would it look like to actually follow Jesus' teachings? The Sermon on the Mount isn't impossible idealism but God's practical blueprint for Christian living....
The Beatitudes: Kingdom Values in an Upside-Down World - Contemporary Example
A contemporary example of this content The Beatitudes present a radical reversal of worldly values. Jesus begins His most famous sermon by declaring blessed those whom the world considers cursed: the...
The Lighthouse Keeper's Faith - Contemporary Example
A contemporary example of this content A lighthouse keeper lived alone on a rocky island, maintaining a beacon that guided ships safely to harbor. Every night for thirty years, he climbed the narrow ...
The Way of Jesus: Peace, Simplicity, and Discipleship - Story
A story related to this content The Anabaptist tradition asks a fundamental question: What would it look like to actually follow Jesus' teachings? The Sermon on the Mount isn't impossible idealism but God's practical blueprint for Christian living....
Psalm
Psalm 112:1-10
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Second Reading
1 Corinthians 2:1-16
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