Sunday School; A Pillar Bible Study

Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including the Pharisees and Herodians attempt to entrap Jesus with a question about the Roman tax. This episode of Sunday School is brought to you by Anchor Consulting, offering the Clear Path to Discipleship, a flexible framework for making and maturing disciples. Start your journ...

Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including a psalm about a shepherd king and a confusing parable in the Gospel of Matthew. This episode of Sunday School is brought to you by Christendom College Graduate School of Theology, where you can earn a graduate certificate in Sacred Scripture or pursue your M...

Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time including a prophesy about the Babylonian exile in Isaiah and Jesus’s harsh parable to the chief priests and scribes in Jerusalem. This episode of Sunday School is brought to you by Anchor Consulting. Offering the Clear Path to Discipleship, a flexible framework for making and mat...

Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including St. Paul’s kenotic hymn in his letter to the Philippians and Jesus’s parable about a vineyard owner and his two sons. This episode of Sunday School is brought to you by the Pillar’s exclusive breviary partner, Ascension Press, publisher of the new translation...

Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including an excerpt from one of Paul’s prison letters, and a parable about grace and mercy. Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels by Kenneth Bailey This episode is brought to you by Anchor Consulting. Offering the Clear Path to Discipleship, a flexible framework...

This week, we’re looking ahead to the readings for the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time with Dr. Scott Powell— including reflections on forgiveness from Sirach and Jesus’s parable about forgiveness. This episode is brought to you by the Benedict XVI Institute’s Reverent Liturgy Project. Offering the practical wisdom of priests who have successfully adopted classically Catholic worship practic...

Dr. Scott Powell and JD Flynn look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time— including a parable in Ezekiel and Jesus’s framework for forgiveness. This episode of Sunday School is brought to you by Annunicate – helping ministries, publishers, and creators launch their own fully branded app, without the pitfalls of Big Tech. You don’t need a developer team or a six-figure...

Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. In our first reading, Jeremiah cries out to God in the midst of rejection and mockery. Then, St. Paul urges Christians in Rome to become ‘living sacrifices.’ In the Gospel, Peter takes up his new role as prime minister of God’s kingdom. This episode is brought to you...

Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, including Jesus’ treasonous and provocative words to his disciples in the Gospel of Matthew. This episode of Sunday School is brought to you by the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, which leads the nation in the number of graduate programs recommended by The Newman Guid...

Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, in which Isaiah presents an eschatological vision and Jesus takes his ministry outside of Jewish territory. This episode of Sunday School is brought to you by Five Stones. Offering critical services for Catholic apostolates – including marketing, order fulfilment, technology, and customer servic...

Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including Elijah’s encounter with God on Mount Horeb and Matthew’s account of Jesus walking on water. Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 6:10. Reading 1 - 1 Kings 19: 9a, 11-13a Psalm 85: 9-14 Reading 2 - Romans 9: 1-5 Gospel - Matthew 14: 22-33 This is a public ep...

Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look back over the readings from the last several weeks to provide a framework for the readings we will hear on the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. This episode of Sunday School is brought to you by SDS Accent Services, supporting priests and seminarians with accent services and vocal improvement, to help them convey the deposit of faith and adminis...

Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including the complicated figure of King Solomon and more parables about the kingdom of heaven in the Gospel of Matthew. This episode of Sunday School is brought to you by the Pillar’s exclusive breviary sponsor, Ascension Press, publisher of the new translation of the...

Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including a reading from Wisdom and Jesus’ telling of several subversive parables about the kingdom of God. This episode of Sunday School is brought to you by the Pillar’s exclusive breviary sponsor, Ascension Press, publisher of the new translation of the Liturgy of the Hours. Preord...

Join Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including an eschatological prophecy in Isaiah where God welcomes Israel home with a banquet, the theological climax of St. Paul’s letter to the Roman’s. In Matthew, Jesus begins to speak in parables. Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 7:20. Reading 1 - Isaiah 55: 10-11 Psalm...

Join Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including an eschatological vision in Zechariah and Jesus’ word of warning to Jewish Zealots. This episode is brought to you by Christendom College Graduate School of Theology, where you can earn a graduate certificate in Sacred Scripture or pursue your Master’s in Theology with th...

Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including Elisha’s promise to a benefactor and Jesus’ first mention of the cross in the Gospel of Matthew. This episode is sponsored by the 2026 Amazing Parish Leadership Summit. This August, join leaders like you from across the Church for three days of inspiration, encouragement and equipping...

Join Dr. Scott Powell and JD Flynn as they look ahead to the readings for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including Jeremiah’s lament in the face of persecution, a psalm of lament from David, and Jesus’ sending of the Apostles in the Gospel of Matthew. This episode is brought to you by the 2026 Amazing Parish Leadership Summit. This August, join leaders like you from across the Church for thr...

Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time— including God’s efforts to build Israel into a nation and St. Paul’s call for Christians in Rome to remember their royal identity. You can find the first episode of Sunday School’s season about Romans here: An introduction to Romans . This episode is sponsored by the 2026 Amazing Paris...

Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for Corpus Christi— including Moses’ final words to a new generation preparing to enter the Promised Land and the famous Bread of Life Discourse in the Gospel of John. This episode is sponsored by the Benedict XVI Institute’s Reverent Liturgy Project. Offering the practical wisdom of priests who have successfully adopted class...

Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for Trinity Sunday— including fundamental statements about God’s identity in Exodus and the Gospel of John, and the song of Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah in Daniel. This episode is sponsored by the Benedict XVI Institute’s Reverent Liturgy Project. Offering the practical wisdom of priests who have successfully ad...

Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for Pentecost. Scott unpacks the description of Pentecost in Acts and explores what is likely meant by “tongues of fire.” This episode is brought to you by the 2026 Amazing Parish Leadership Summit. This August, leaders like you from across the Church will gather for three days of inspiration, encouragement and equipping. Lear...

This episode is available early to accommodate dioceses that observe the Ascension on Thursday instead of Sunday. Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Ascension— including a liturgical psalm that is key to understanding the Ascension, and the Jewish paradigm at play in Jesus’ final words to the Apostles in the Gospel of Matthew. This episode...

Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter— including Philip’s evangelization in Samaria, and Jesus’ words about the Paraclete in the Gospel of John. This episode is sponsored by the Institute for Liturgical Formation at Christendom College Graduate School of Theology. This summer, consider spending four weeks immersed in rev...

Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter— including the ordination of the first deacons and St. Peter’s reflection on ‘living stones.’ This week’s episode is brought to you by Catholic International University. Supporting Catholic priests through online MA and Graduate Certificate programs in Ecclesial Administration & Management. Learn...