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Reading scripture in unity with Sacred Tradition and the teaching authority of the Church.
Key question: “How does this passage illuminate and cohere with the deposit of faith handed down through Sacred Tradition?”
23,580 sermon illustrations through the Roman Catholic lens
Colossians 3: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 2:6-15 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
1 Corinthians 2:1-16 11:1-13 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Jeremiah 18:1-11 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Hebrews 12:18-29 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Colossians 1:1-14 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Ephesians 1:15-23 66:1-12 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
1 Peter 2: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Psalm 73: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Psalm 63:1-8 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Matthew 26:14-27:66 Jeremiah 2:4-13 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Luke 6:27-38 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.
Jeremiah 31:27-34 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Revelation 1: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
In Galatians 3:23-29, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Jeremiah 17:5-10 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Matthew 17:1-9 Luke 18:1-8, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Acts 2:14a, 22-32 1 Timothy 1:12-17, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Psalm 90: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.