The Sunday, Sunday, Sunday Podcast is a reflection on the upcoming Sunday Mass readings presented by LifeTeen.com and hosted by Mark Hart.
Sunday Readings from the USCCB
Reading 1Â Â 1 KGS 19:9A, 11-13A
Responsorial Psalm  PS 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14
Reading 2Â ROM 9:1-5
Gospel  MT 14:22-33
After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into a boat
and precede him to the other side,
while he dismissed the crowds.
After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray.
When it was evening he was there alone.
Meanwhile the boat, already a few miles offshore,
was being tossed about by the waves, for the wind was against it.
During the fourth watch of the night,
he came toward them walking on the sea.
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified.
“It is a ghost,†they said, and they cried out in fear.
At once Jesus spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.â€
Peter said to him in reply,
“Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.â€
He said, “Come.â€
Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus.
But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened;
and, beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!â€
Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught Peter,
and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?â€
After they got into the boat, the wind died down.
Those who were in the boat did him homage, saying,
“Truly, you are the Son of God.â€
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This entry was posted on Friday, August 8th, 2014 at 8:13 am
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The Sunday, Sunday, Sunday Podcast is a reflection on the upcoming Sunday Mass readings presented by LifeTeen.com and hosted by Mark Hart.
Sunday Readings from the USCCB
Reading 1 Â IS 55:1-3
Responsorial Psalm   PS 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18
Reading 2 Â ROM 8:35, 37-39
Gospel   MT 14:13-21
When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist,
he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself.
The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns.
When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd,
his heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured their sick.
When it was evening, the disciples approached him and said,
“This is a deserted place and it is already late;
dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villages
and buy food for themselves.â€
Jesus said to them, “There is no need for them to go away;
give them some food yourselves.â€
But they said to him,
“Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.â€
Then he said, “Bring them here to me, â€
and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass.
Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven,
he said the blessing, broke the loaves,
and gave them to the disciples,
who in turn gave them to the crowds.
They all ate and were satisfied,
and they picked up the fragments left over—
twelve wicker baskets full.
Those who ate were about five thousand men,
not counting women and children.
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This entry was posted on Friday, August 1st, 2014 at 8:19 am
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The Sunday, Sunday, Sunday Podcast is a reflection on the upcoming Sunday Mass readings presented by LifeTeen.com and hosted by Mark Hart.
Sunday Readings from the USCCB
Reading 1 Â 1 KGS 3:5, 7-12
Responsorial Psalm   PS 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130
Reading 2 Â ROM 8:28-30
Gospel   MT 13:44-52
Jesus said to his disciples:
“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field,
which a person finds and hides again,
and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant
searching for fine pearls.
When he finds a pearl of great price,
he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea,
which collects fish of every kind.
When it is full they haul it ashore
and sit down to put what is good into buckets.
What is bad they throw away.
Thus it will be at the end of the age.
The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous
and throw them into the fiery furnace,
where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.
“Do you understand all these things?â€
They answered, “Yes.â€
And he replied,
“Then every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven
is like the head of a household
who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old.â€
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This entry was posted on Friday, July 25th, 2014 at 5:42 am
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The Sunday, Sunday, Sunday Podcast is a reflection on the upcoming Sunday Mass readings presented by LifeTeen.com and hosted by Mark Hart.
Sunday Readings from the USCCB
Reading 1 Â Â WIS 12:13, 16-19
Responsorial Psalm PS 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16
Reading 2 Â Â ROM 8:26-27
Gospel  MT 13:24-30
Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying:
“The kingdom of heaven may be likened
to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
While everyone was asleep his enemy came
and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off.
When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well.
The slaves of the householder came to him and said,
‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field?
Where have the weeds come from?’
He answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’
His slaves said to him,
‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
He replied, ‘No, if you pull up the weeds
you might uproot the wheat along with them.
Let them grow together until harvest;
then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters,
“First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning;
but gather the wheat into my barn.â€â€™â€
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This entry was posted on Friday, July 18th, 2014 at 6:00 am
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The Sunday, Sunday, Sunday Podcast is a reflection on the upcoming Sunday Mass readings presented by LifeTeen.com and hosted by Mark Hart.
Sunday Readings from the USCCB
Reading 1 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â IS 55:10-11
Responsorial Psalm   PS 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14
Reading 2 Â Â ROM 8:18-23
Gospel   MT 13:1-23
On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea.
Such large crowds gathered around him
that he got into a boat and sat down,
and the whole crowd stood along the shore.
And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying:
“A sower went out to sow.
And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path,
and birds came and ate it up.
Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil.
It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep,
and when the sun rose it was scorched,
and it withered for lack of roots.
Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it.
But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit,
a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.
Whoever has ears ought to hear.â€
The disciples approached him and said,
“Why do you speak to them in parables?â€
He said to them in reply,
“Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven
has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted.
To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich;
from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
This is why I speak to them in parables, because
they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.
Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says:
You shall indeed hear but not understand,
you shall indeed look but never see.
Gross is the heart of this people,
they will hardly hear with their ears,
they have closed their eyes,
lest they see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their hearts and be converted,
and I heal them.
“But blessed are your eyes, because they see,
and your ears, because they hear.
Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people
longed to see what you see but did not see it,
and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
“Hear then the parable of the sower.
The seed sown on the path is the one
who hears the word of the kingdom without understanding it,
and the evil one comes and steals away
what was sown in his heart.
The seed sown on rocky ground
is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy.
But he has no root and lasts only for a time.
When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word,
he immediately falls away.
The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word,
but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word
and it bears no fruit.
But the seed sown on rich soil
is the one who hears the word and understands it,
who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.â€
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This entry was posted on Saturday, July 12th, 2014 at 6:59 am
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The Sunday, Sunday, Sunday Podcast is a reflection on the upcoming Sunday Mass readings presented by LifeTeen.com and hosted by Mark Hart.
Sunday Readings from the USCCB
Reading 1Â ZEC 9:9-10
Responsorial Psalm  PS 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14
Reading 2 Â ROM 8:9, 11-13
Gospel MT 11:25-30
At that time Jesus exclaimed:
“I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
for although you have hidden these things
from the wise and the learned
you have revealed them to little ones.
Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.
All things have been handed over to me by my Father.
No one knows the Son except the Father,
and no one knows the Father except the Son
and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.â€
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am meek and humble of heart;
and you will find rest for yourselves.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.â€
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This entry was posted on Friday, July 4th, 2014 at 7:35 am
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The Sunday, Sunday, Sunday Podcast is a reflection on the upcoming Sunday Mass readings presented by LifeTeen.com and hosted by Mark Hart.
Gospel MT 16:13-19
he asked his disciples,
“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?â€
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah,
still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.â€
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?â€
Simon Peter said in reply,
“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.â€
Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.
And so I say to you, you are Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my Church,
and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.
I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven.
Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven;
and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.â€
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This entry was posted on Friday, June 27th, 2014 at 10:18 am
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The Sunday, Sunday, Sunday Podcast is a reflection on the upcoming Sunday Mass readings presented by LifeTeen.com and hosted by Mark Hart.
Gospel JN 6:51-58
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give
is my flesh for the life of the world.”The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,
“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
Jesus said to them,
“Amen, amen, I say to you,
unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,
you do not have life within you.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
has eternal life,
and I will raise him on the last day.
For my flesh is true food,
and my blood is true drink.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
remains in me and I in him.
Just as the living Father sent me
and I have life because of the Father,
so also the one who feeds on me
will have life because of me.
This is the bread that came down from heaven.
Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died,
whoever eats this bread will live forever.”
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This entry was posted on Friday, June 20th, 2014 at 10:51 am
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The Acts of the Apostles..it’s time, context, importance and relevance for today. Who wrote Acts? How is it divided up? What makes it unique?
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Mark Hart is an author, speaker, director and teacher, Mark’s work both written and spoken, is known across the country and world. While he serves as the Vice President of LIFE TEEN, he is known to tens of thousands simply as the “Bible Geek ®†Mark passionately echoes the gospel to all he encounters. He is as deep as he is funny, and his love for his wife and daughters is second only to his immense love for Jesus Christ.
Visit Mark at www.lifeteen.com
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This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 21st, 2014 at 7:20 am
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The Gospel of John..it’s time, context, importance and relevance for today. Who was John? Who were the people he was addressing? What makes it unique?
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[powerpress] Mark Hart is an author, speaker, director and teacher, Mark’s work both written and spoken, is known across the country and world. While he serves as the Vice President of LIFE TEEN, he is known to tens of thousands simply as the “Bible Geek ®†Mark passionately echoes the gospel to all he encounters. He is as deep as he is funny, and his love for his wife and daughters and son is second only to his immense love for Jesus Christ.
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This entry was posted on Thursday, April 24th, 2014 at 10:34 am
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What should we do when life is overwhelming? Why does God allow us to suffer?
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Mark Hart is an author, speaker, director and teacher, Mark’s work both written and spoken, is known across the country and world. While he serves as the Vice President of LIFE TEEN, he is known to tens of thousands simply as the “Bible Geek ®†Mark passionately echoes the gospel to all he encounters. He is as deep as he is funny, and his love for his wife and daughters is second only to his immense love for Jesus Christ.
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This entry was posted on Thursday, January 16th, 2014 at 2:09 am
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The Gospel of Mark…it’s time, context, importance and
relevance for today. Who was Mark? Who were the people he was addressing? What makes it unique?
Mark Hart is an author[powerpress], speaker, director and teacher, Mark’s work both written and spoken, is known across the country and world. While he serves as the Vice President of LIFE TEEN, he is known to tens of thousands simply as the “Bible Geek ®†Mark passionately echoes the gospel to all he encounters. He is as deep as he is funny, and his love for his wife and daughters is second only to his immense love for Jesus Christ.
Visit Mark at www.lifeteen.com
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This entry was posted on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 at 12:01 am
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Mark breaks open The TEN COMMANDMENTS–
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The Seventh Commandment:
YOU SHALL NOT STEAL.
Mark Hart is an author, speaker, director and teacher, Mark’s work both written and spoken, is known across the country and world. While he serves as the Vice President of LIFE TEEN, he is known to tens of thousands simply as the “Bible Geek ®†Mark passionately echoes the gospel to all he encounters. He is as deep as he is funny, and his love for his wife and daughters is second only to his immense love for Jesus Christ.
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This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 at 3:48 am
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Mark breaks open The TEN COMMANDMENTS–
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The Sixth Commandment:
YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.
Mark Hart is an author, speaker, director and teacher, Mark’s work both written and spoken, is known across the country and world. While he serves as the Vice President of LIFE TEEN, he is known to tens of thousands simply as the “Bible Geek ®†Mark passionately echoes the gospel to all he encounters. He is as deep as he is funny, and his love for his wife and daughters is second only to his immense love for Jesus Christ.
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This entry was posted on Friday, March 8th, 2013 at 3:15 am
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Mark breaks open The TEN COMMANDMENTS–
The Fifth Commandment:
YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.
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Mark Hart is an author, speaker, director and teacher, Mark’s work both written and spoken, is known across the country and world. While he serves as the Vice President of LIFE TEEN, he is known to tens of thousands simply as the “Bible Geek ®†Mark passionately echoes the gospel to all he encounters. He is as deep as he is funny, and his love for his wife and daughters is second only to his immense love for Jesus Christ.
Visit Mark at www.lifeteen.com
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This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 8th, 2013 at 2:43 pm
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