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Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP, in response to Jesus saying that he could make an apostle out of a little child, wonders if we put too many limits on what we think God can and cannot do by projecting our own limitations on God.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP recommends one of the most powerful prayers in scripture, "I do believe, help my unbelief."

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP, recalling the beheading of John the Baptist, asks how far we would go to protect our reputation, and challenges us to go further to actually be people of integrity.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP asks us to read the signs of the times, as Jesus did when he began his own ministry after the arrest of John the Baptist.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP wonders why Jesus' family thought he was out of his mind when he was simply growing into his own ministry.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP breaks open the readings for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, offering background information about Gideon and the Battle of Midian, the lands of Zebulun and Naphtali, and on the beginnings of Jesus' ministry.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP, recalling the Prologue of John's Gospel, points out that to see a Christmas miracle, we only need to realize that God is born in each of our hearts every day, and then live like we believe that together, we are the Body of Christ.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP, recalling how David wanted to build God a temple and God said "no," reminds us that we do not have to make Christmas "special" —that is God's job.
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by Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP
On Gaudete Sunday, we remember the promise that the lame will run and the blind will see, knowing that this promise was fulfilled in Jesus, but also cautioned to wait for it to come in its fulness, as a farmer waits for his crops to grow.

Coming from Dragonthorn Cottage in Ireland, Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP advises us not to ask God to do what he has already given us the resources to do.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP, preaching from Tallaght, Ireland, under the Maelruan Tree, takes the long view, asking us to live for a day of justice we may never see in our own lifetime.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP reminds us to not get carried away by the troubling signs in our world, but to stay faithful to spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ.