by Lindsay Elliott | Aug 31, 2026 | Pondering With Prompts
Matthew 20:1-16A Lead in #1: In Matthew 20, Jesus tells a parable where workers who work only one hour are paid the same as workers who labored for ten hours. Naturally, when those who worked all day learn that they were not paid any more than those who worked only...
by Lindsay Elliott | Aug 31, 2026 | Pondering With Prompts, Uncategorized
Matthew 18:21-35 Lead in #1: When Jesus tells us to forgive seventy times seventy, the point is not simply to add up the number of times we forgive. Rather, as we keep forgiving those who use their power in harmful ways that hurt us, that at the same time we take back...
by Lindsay Elliott | Aug 31, 2026 | Pondering With Prompts
Matthew 18:15-20 Lead in #1: Matthew 18 presents a delicate issue. How does the church deal with troublesome people who disrupt unity within the community, yet not exclude the unrepentant sinner? Reconciliation here is much more than conflict resolution or legal...
by Lindsay Elliott | Aug 24, 2026 | Homily Blog
Last week at Mass, I spoke briefly about my experience at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. We were there to serve and learn from the traditions of the Lakota Indians. For much of the week we were out in the field doing work projects. The first day out, the work boss...
by Lindsay Elliott | Aug 19, 2026 | Pondering With Prompts
Matthew 16:21-27 Lead in #1: In Matthew 16, Jesus levels with his disciples. He tells them flat out, “What lays ahead for me in Jerusalem will not end well.” Peter will hear none of it, “God forbid that anything like that should happen to you.” Jesus then rebukes...
