ChiRhoRob Newsletter - Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Aug 03, 2025 9:01 pm
August 3, 2025 - Volume I, Issue 9
“Christ, the Master of humility, manifests His Truth only to the humble and hides Himself from the proud.” - St. Vincent Ferrer, OP
Editor’s Note
Happy Sunday, friends!
This past week I found a really nice discussion by The Pillar on this week's readings from Luke and Wisdom literature. I'm going to take this as a sign to defer to their conversation for this week's Editor's Note.
Check it out here.
God bless!
Sunday Readings
Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Link
First Reading – Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23
Second Reading – Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11
Gospel – Luke 12:13-21
Collect
Draw near to your servants, O Lord,
and answer their prayers with unceasing kindness,
that, for those who glory in you as their Creator and guide,
you may restore what you have created
and keep safe what you have restored.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. +Amen
Headlines
A few headlines that caught my eye this week:
Pell ordered investigation into ‘potentially illegal’ APSA banking system
Former Vatican auditor seeks legal appeal and papal audience
‘Never get used to violence,’ says NY cardinal after mass shooting in building near St. Patrick’s
Court dismisses case against prominent exorcist priest
White House Releases U.S. Plan for AI As Catholics Say It Must Uphold Human Dignity
‘I’m Devastated’: Polish Archbishop Asks Vatican to Laicize Priest Accused of Murder
Canon-Law Expert Edward Peters Is Third Faculty Member Fired by Detroit Archbishop
The Summer Reading List, 2025 Edition
Abuse Victims Agree to $246 Million Settlement From Diocese of Rochester, New York
Psychological Evaluations Are a Hidden Key to the Seminary Renaissance
Bishop Barron Tells Youth in Rome: Listen to God’s Voice and Accept His Mission
Yes, you need to go on a retreat
Igniting faith: A powerful lesson in evangelization from a New York City parish
What’s your environmental impact? Catholic groups’ platform makes it easy to find out
Panel: Catholic influencers are blessings, not ‘brands,’ sharing the Good News
Full text: Pope Leo XIV address to Catholic digital missionaries and influencers
Bishop Barron honored with Pieper Prize, amid praise and protests
Against the odds, CRS has delivered aid to 1.7 million in Gaza since 2023
Making St. John Henry Newman church doctor is a ‘huge encouragement’ to British Catholics
Contemplative Corner
Priest Offers Catholic Parenting Manual for ‘Forming Families, Forming Saints’
In this interview, Fr. Carter Griffin, rector of St. John Paul II Seminary and author of Forming Families, Forming Saints, shares how the Church's four pillars of formation can guide parenting at home. Drawing from personal stories and years of priestly experience, he offers practical tips for cultivating virtue, simplifying family life, and building a domestic church. From family retreats to tech limits, Fr. Griffin shows how ordinary homes can be places of deep holiness. Check it out here.
Apostolate Spotlight
Couples for Christ
A Private International Association of the Faithful of Pontifical Right, COUPLES FOR CHRIST (CFC) is a Catholic movement intended for the renewal and strengthening of Christian family life. CFC members are committed to the Lord and to one another so that they may grow in maturity as men and women of God and fulfill their primary vocation of raising families grounded in Christian values, in the service and love of God. For more information visit https://www.couplesforchristglobal.org.
The Liturgical Week Ahead
Links included below, coloring indicates Liturgical Color
8/4/2025 - Monday - Memorial of St. John Vianney, Priest
Nm 11:4b-15/Mt 14:13-21
8/5/2025 - Tuesday - Memorial of The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Nm 12:1-13/Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14
8/6/2025 - Wednesday - Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/2 Pt 1:16-19/Lk 9:28b-36
8/7/2025 - Thursday - Memorial of St. Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions, Martyrs
Nm 20:1-13/Mt 16:13-23
8/8/2025 - Friday - Memorial of St. Dominic, Priest
Dt 4:32-40/Mt 16:24-28
8/9/2025 - Saturday - Memorial of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr
Dt 6:4-13/Mt 17:14-20
Community Prayer Intentions
For Strength and Comfort
- Marie Forney
- Sia Krog and the Krog Family
- Franc Barrera and Family
- Pope Leo XIV
Eternal Rest
- Emma Niese
- Pope Benedict XVI
- Pope Francis
Saints in Progress, pray for us!
Thank you!
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–☧ Rob