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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.

The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP and Fr. Michael Fones, OP break open the readings for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Trust God, Or Else
Trust God, Or Else

For 16 July 2024, Tuesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time, based on Isaiah 7:1-9

Send Me!
Send Me!

For 13 July 2024, Saturday of the 14th week in Ordinary Time, based on Isaiah 6:1-8

7 July • Your choice
7 July • Your choice

Jesus was a popular preacher, except in his own hometown, where he was rejected and amazed at the people's lack of faith such that "he co

6 July • Starting again, but this time better
6 July • Starting again, but this time better

When the Israelites came back from the Babylonian Exile, they rebuilt the temple and started over, but without a king and welcoming people from eve

Some days
Some days

For 28 June 2024, Memorial of Saint Irenaeus, Bishop, Doctor, Martyr, based on 2 Kings 25:1-12, Matthew 8:1-4

25 Jun • Do unto others... or else
25 Jun • Do unto others... or else

Jesus tells us to "enter through the narrow gate" and "do unto others as we would have them do unto us." But these things are n

24 Jun • Moving on...
24 Jun • Moving on...

John the Baptist was not named after his father, Zechariah, because he was not to follow in his father's footsteps.

13 Jun • Anger against a brother or sister
13 Jun • Anger against a brother or sister

The law says "thou shalt not kill", but Jesus adds that even if we are angry with our brother or sister we are liable to judgement.

12 Jun • Least in the Kingdom of Heaven
12 Jun • Least in the Kingdom of Heaven

Jesus tells us that he came to fulfil the law, and that we should still follow it, because those that don't will be least in the Kingdom of he