SEPTEMBER

 

September 3, 2023 | 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Questions to Ponder:
• Do I take time to discern when making important decisions? How?
• Can I recall a prayerful encounter when I knowingly put on the mind of Christ? How was it?
• Did my formation help me deal with the sometimes harsh journey to God?

 

September 10, 2023 | 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Questions to Ponder:
• Do I regularly partake in spiritual direction and the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
• What do the “ears of my heart” look like?
• Do I apologize when I offend others?

 

September 17, 2023 | 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Questions to Ponder:
• Have I been holding on to a past injury?
• What would it take to let that go?
• How can I make mercy my default position?

 

September 24, 2023 | 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Questions to Ponder:
• What if the parish mission statement was, “The first shall be last and the last, first”?
• How do I magnify Christ in my body?
• Do I bless God every day with my thanksgiving?

 

OCTOBER

 

October 1, 2023 | 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Questions to Ponder:
• Do you find yourself stuck in mindsets when you pray?
• Do you find yourself practicing humility with the things you do best?
• Do you find accepting God’s forgiveness easy or difficult?
• We stumble on many unknowns when we follow Christ. What are yours?

 

October 8, 2023 | 27th Sunday Ordinary Time

Questions to Ponder:
• Do you find faithfulness to Jesus’ message easy or difficult?
• What part of Christ’s message stops you from responding?
• Many find Christ too demanding. Do you?
• Faithfulness to Christ happens when we say “yes” to Christ every day. Do you do this?

 

October 15, 2023 I 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Questions to Ponder:
• How has the Eucharist strengthened your Christian life?
• Do you pray before sharing a meal even when strangers are with you?
• Do you wear “virtues” in your everyday life?
• Would others know you are Christian by how you live?

 

October 22, 2023 | 29th Sunday Ordinary Time

Questions to Ponder:
• Do you believe we can be good citizens and good Catholics?
• What are your own difficulties about being a good citizen and a practicing Catholic?
• Do you believe in hope when it comes to Jesus saving you?
• Do you agree with Jesus’ response to his questioner?

 

October 29, 2023 | 30th Sunday Ordinary Time

Questions to Ponder:
• Do you find it easy to love people who are not like you?
• Can Jesus rely on your love as a given?
• Gandhi felt that if all Christians took Jesus seriously their impact on the world would be
massive. What did he mean?
• What do you think of Jesus’ message? Easy or difficult? Why?

 

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