Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP asks us if we are willing to serve and be vulnerable to one another as Jesus asks us to... washing someone else's dirty feet, and allowing them to wash our dirty feet.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP reads a passage of Jesus fighting with Jews in the Temple and then hiding when they tried to stone him, and then he asks when should we fight, and when should we walk away?

For 23 March 2023, Thursday of the fourth week of Lent, based on Exodus 32:7-14

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP unpacks a vision of the Prophet Ezekiel, how a trickle of grace flowing from the Temple grows as it encounters the world, so that it can become a blessing to the nations.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP, on the Solemnity of St. Joseph, talks about how God's promises always work out, but not always in the way that we would think—as the family we develop as we live our lives isn't necessarily the family we are born into.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP likens the Synod on Synodality to Jesus healing a mute man so that he could speak. Just as Jesus was criticized as doing something evil for healing the man, some criticize Pope Francis for starting the Synod, and see letting people speak freely as evil and divisive.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP provides background information about the Gospel Reading for the Third Sunday of Lent, the story of Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well, explaining the relationship between the Samaritans and the Jews and the sorts of encounters that happen between men and women around wells in the Bible.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP, commenting on the Transfiguration, points out that following God into the detours of life is sometimes to best way to hear his voice.

For 5 March 2023, Second Sunday of Lent, based on Matthew 17:1–9 (Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash)

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP, commenting on Jesus telling us, "Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect," points out that this is a long, long journey—but we should make sure we are heading in the right direction.