Dad Talk - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
Dad Talk guide to the Sunday Mass readings
In this Sunday's Gospel reading, Jesus gives us three more parables, the first of which involves a landowner who allows weeds to grow in his field alongside his wheat. It sounds like the parable of the terrible farmer! But Jesus is teaching us something profound about heavenly patience and how we should respond to evil in the world. We'll explore those subjects - and why St. Paul tells us that "we do not know how to pray as we ought" - in this week's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad
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Religion & Spirituality • Christianity
About Podcast
Seeking to understand more about the Sunday Mass readings, I started reading Bible commentaries after Mass several years ago, then giving a 15-minute talk to our children about the context of the readings (history, geography, etc.) and their relationship to each other. We called these "Dad Talks." Over time, we started to share them with others. To dive even deeper, I recommend acquiring your own copy of my source materials: Brant Pitre & John Bergsma's "A Catholic Introduction to the Bible," the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture set, and various books mentioned in the Talks. God bless!