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My Preaching

Welcome!

I am Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP, a traveling preacher, theologian, and web-developer. Here you will find the bulk of my internet postings, stretching back to 1999. The Blog postings are housed here, the Videos are mostly from the website of the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great USA (my province), and the Podcasts are mostly my contributions to theWord, a daily podcast from Dominicans around the world.

You will also find on this site a list of Questions & Answers about Liturgy in the Roman Catholic tradition, created by a great liturgist and friend, Fr. John Thomas Lane,SSS.

Some days
Some days

For 28 June 2024, Memorial of Saint Irenaeus, Bishop, Doctor, Martyr, based on 2 Kings 25:1-12, Matthew 8:1-4

25 Jun • Do unto others... or else
25 Jun • Do unto others... or else

Jesus tells us to "enter through the narrow gate" and "do unto others as we would have them do unto us." But these things are n

24 Jun • Moving on...
24 Jun • Moving on...

John the Baptist was not named after his father, Zechariah, because he was not to follow in his father's footsteps.

13 Jun • Anger against a brother or sister
13 Jun • Anger against a brother or sister

The law says "thou shalt not kill", but Jesus adds that even if we are angry with our brother or sister we are liable to judgement.

12 Jun • Least in the Kingdom of Heaven
12 Jun • Least in the Kingdom of Heaven

Jesus tells us that he came to fulfil the law, and that we should still follow it, because those that don't will be least in the Kingdom of he

Hidden Conflict
Hidden Conflict

For 9 June 2024, The Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, based on Genesis 3:9–15

6 Jun • The center of our faith
6 Jun • The center of our faith

Seeking to understand the center of faith, a scribe asked Jesus, "what is the first commandment:" The answer was to love God with all of

8 May • Speak the truth and move on
8 May • Speak the truth and move on

Paul preaches to the leading philosophers of his day... to mixed reviews. We are all called to share our faith, not to convince others.

7 May • Growing the church
7 May • Growing the church

Paul carries on preaching despite opposition in Philippi, while the disciples are sad at Jesus' departure.