My Preaching
Welcome!
I am Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP, a traveling preacher, theologian, and web-developer. Here you will find the bulk of my internet postings, stretching back to 1999. The Blog postings are housed here, the Videos are mostly from the website of the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great USA (my province), and the Podcasts are mostly my contributions to theWord, a daily podcast from Dominicans around the world.
You will also find on this site a list of Questions & Answers about Liturgy in the Roman Catholic tradition, created by a great liturgist and friend, Fr. John Thomas Lane,SSS.
28 Feb • Divorce and God's plan
When asked if divorce was legal, Jesus responded that it was against God's plan for men and women, so that once yoked together, a man and woma
About Being Tested
For 23 February 2025, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on 1 Samuel 26:2, 7–9, 12–13, 22–23
17 Feb • Leaving the argument
In the Gospel today, another Pharisee wants to get into an argument with Jesus.
16 Feb • Seeing the Kingdom of God
In Luke's version of the Beatitudes, Jesus matches "blessed are you poor" with "woe are you rich," because riches obscure
9 Feb • Graced to be more
After a miraculous catch of fish, Peter tells Jesus, "Leave me Lord, I am a sinful man." Instead, Jesus invites him to be his disciple an
8 Feb • Shepherds needed
Today we celebrate the great Saint Josephine Bakhita, a former slave who converted to Christianity and joined the Canossian Sisters, and was known
The Presentation of the Lord
Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP breaks open the readings for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord.
Growing the Word Within
For 29 January 2025, Wednesday of week 3 in Ordinary Time, based on Mark 4:1-20
27 Jan • The new covenant: salvation for the many
In today's scripture we hear of Jesus establishing a new covenant with his own blood, one sacrifice with the power to save "the many,&quo
26 Jan • The Word of God gives us roots and wings
Today we celebrate Word of God Sunday and hear how Jesus was handed the scroll of Isaiah in the synagogue in Nazareth, found the passage "I ha