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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.

Change
Change

For 20 March 2025, Thursday of the 2nd week of Lent, based on Luke 16:19-31

16 Mar • God giving clarity
16 Mar • God giving clarity

When Abram believed God's promise, his role in God's plan became clear. How can we open our hearts to receive the clarity God offers?

28 Feb • Divorce and God's plan
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
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
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
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
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
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

4 Feb • Holiness in the midst of chaos
4 Feb • Holiness in the midst of chaos

In today's Gospel we have a healing within a healing.

The Presentation of the Lord
The Presentation of the Lord

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP breaks open the readings for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord.