Scripture Reflections for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Year B, Lectionary 131

Hate feeling lost on Sundays at church? Searching for a better explanation of the Bible than what you hear from your pastor's sermon? Check out the following collection of audio, video, and text commentaries from various Christian experts for a better understanding of today's scripture that deal with: Blindness • Communion • Cross • Death • Denial • Disciple • Faith • Follow • Happiness • History • Holy Spirit • Hosanna • Identity • Illusion • Love • Messiah • Mission • Music • Prayer • Prophecy • Relationship • Resurrection • Revelation • Salvation • Spirituality • Storm • Suffering • Trust • Works •

Isaiah 50:5-9a

Psalm 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9

James 2:14-18

"Today’s second reading from the letter of James discusses the relationship between faith and love. We need a strong faith, but faith without love is lifeless so we must respond..."

Word on Fire | "Faith Perfected by Love" | Bishop Robert Barron | September 16, 2018

Mark 8:27-35

“Remember salvation is from the Lord but for us”

Fr. Stephen Thorne |

“The heart that doesn't move for Jesus isn't the heart that can follow”

Fr. Hugh Gillespie |

Fr. Geoffrey Plant |

Brant Pitre |

Fr. Tony Ricard |

Fr. Emmanuel Ochigbo |

“Through Christ’s passion and death, we learn how God holds back nothing in bringing about our salvation.”

Torch | "Future Proof" | Fr. Robert Gay | September 12, 2018

“So if anyone asks you who you are, you can reply, ‘I am a child of the most high God, the brother or sister of Jesus Christ, and I am heir to eternal life’.”

Torch | "Who Are You?" | Archbishop Malcolm McMahon | September 8, 2015

"'If anyone wants to be a follower of mine….' To me this is one of the most crucial statements in the whole of the Gospels. It forces me to ask..."

Torch | "A Tortured Relationship" | Fr. Peter Clarke | September 13, 2009

Center for Action and Contemplation | "There is Only One suffering/Only One happiness" | Richard Rohr | September 13, 2015

"Peter’s magnificent confession of faith in the Lord Jesus illuminates, not only his divine identity, but it provides for us a great spiritual lesson in regards to how necessary it..."

Word on Fire | "The Way of the One" | Bishop Robert Barron | September 13, 2009

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Overall Readings

Fr. Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ |

“What is that difference between God-thought and human-thought? It is the difference between the love of power and the power of love.”

Mary C. McGinnity |

Cecilia González-Andrieu |

"“Put up or shut up.” “Does she walk the talk?” Daily we use these phrases to ask whether people are sincere. Do we follow through with what we say? “What..."

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns | "Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time" | Fr. Mike Gillgannon | September 12, 2021

"Suffering is an inevitable part of human existence. In itself suffering is bad, and God does not desire that man should suffer because it was not in his original plan...."

A Catholic Moment | "The suffering Servant and the saving power of God" | Fr. Lawrence Obilor | September 12, 2021

"We have been getting a number of rousing challenges from Jesus in the past several weeks, as our readings have followed the progress of his ministry, and Jesus repeatedly makes..."

The Sacred Page | "The Paradox of Discipleship" | John Bergsma | September 11, 2021

“could we not have the resurrection without the suffering and the dying?Evasion is not a way to salvation.”

Torch | "By Way of the Cross" | Fr. Robert Ombres | September 6, 2021

"Faith. Do you have it? Do you have complete faith in Christ? What is faith? Can you have faith without good works? I actually had a good discussion about this..."

A Catholic Moment | "Faith Brings Works" | Joseph LaCombe | September 16, 2018

"Most people, I imagine, can think of an occasion when they’ve said one thing but done another – from the trivial “I think I’ve had enough, thank you” as they..."

Torch | "Living Faith" | Fr. Gregory Pearson | September 16, 2012

"Friends, with our readings from this weekend, we are on very holy ground because we’re dealing with the imagery, symbolism, and theology of the suffering servant. Yes, he is the..."

Word on Fire | "God Suffers for Us" | Bishop Robert Barron | September 12, 2021

Center for Action and Contemplation | "Words Versus Action" | Richard Rohr | September 12, 2012

"Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries."

Word on Fire | "The True Davidic Messiah" | Bishop Robert Barron | September 17, 2006

"we're not immune to tragic events or to illness or to anything. We just have a different, I guess, we just have a different way of approaching it and that's through the lens of faith."

In the latest episode of the 1 Christian 1 Topic Podcast "Faith Amidst Tragedy," we have a conversation with Liz on faith, suffering, and prayer. More

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