Christmas Mass During the Day -- December 25, 2025
Bob's Beanfield
This episode is for Christmas Mass During the Day, December 25, 2025 Note that Scripture readings are from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition, Copyright Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., used with permission. Commentary copyright Peter Kreeft, published by Word on Fire, used with permission.
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Christmas Mass at Dawn -- December 25, 2025
Bob's Beanfield
This episode is for Christmas Mass at Dawn, December 25, 2025 Note that Scripture readings are from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition, Copyright Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., used with permission. Commentary copyright Peter Kreeft, published by Word on Fire, used with permission.
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Christmas Mass at Night -- December 24, 2025
Bob's Beanfield
There are several different liturgies for Christmas. This podcast is for Christmas Mass at Night (also known as Midnight Mass) Note that Scripture readings are from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition, Copyright Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., used with permission. Commentary copyright Peter Kreeft, published by Word on Fire, used with permission.
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Christmas Vigil -- December 24, 2025
Bob's Beanfield
There are several different Christmas liturgies. This podcast is for the Christmas Vigil Mass. Note that Scripture readings are from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition, Copyright Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., used with permission. Commentary copyright Peter Kreeft, published by Word on Fire, used with permission.
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The 4th Sunday of Advent -- December 21, 2025
Bob's Beanfield
Today’s podcast is for the 4th Sunday of Advent, December 21, 2025. Note that Scripture readings are from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition, Copyright Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., used with permission. Commentary copyright Peter Kreeft, published by Word on Fire, used with permission.
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The 3rd Sunday of Advent -- December 14, 2025
Bob's Beanfield
Today’s podcast is for the 3rd Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2025. Note that Scripture readings are from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition, Copyright Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., used with permission. Commentary copyright Peter Kreeft, published by Word on Fire, used with permission.
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The 2nd Sunday of Advent -- December 7 2025
Bob's Beanfield
Today’s podcast is for the 2nd Sunday of Advent, December 7, 2025. Note that Scripture readings are from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition, Copyright Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., used with permission. Commentary copyright Peter Kreeft, published by Word on Fire, used with permission.
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Bob's Beanfield
Bob's Beanfield
This is a re-posting of the story of how this podcast came about, and what the name means.
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The First Sunday of Advent -- November 30 2025
Bob's Beanfield
Today’s podcast is for the 1st Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2025. Happy New Liturgical Year! If you are new to listening to this podcast, or relatively new, you should know there is an episode where I describe the origin of this podcast and its name. I’ll repost that episode so you can listen to it as well. Note that Scripture readings are from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition, Copyright Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., used with permission. Commentary copyright Peter Kreeft, published by Word on Fire, used...
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The Feast of Christ the King -- November 23 2025
Bob's Beanfield
On this final Sunday of the Liturgical Year, we honor Jesus as our King. The end of the year should remind us of the end of time, but especially of the end of OUR time, that is, our lives, here on this earth. When that time comes (and it will come for us all), we will have honored Jesus as King here, so that we can honor Him in heaven for all eternity? Note that Scripture readings are from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition, Copyright Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., used with permission. Commentary copyright Peter...
info_outlineMany words in the English language carry different and sometimes contradicting meanings, depending on the context. One of those words is Discipline. It can have a negative connotation, like when parents have to discipline their children, or positive connotations when we discipline ourselves to a task such as a sport. And I suspect that the word Disciple has the same roots as the word discipline. The readings today talk more about this.
Note that Scripture readings are from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition, Copyright Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., used with permission. Commentary copyright Peter Kreeft, published by Word on Fire, used with permission.