The Grace of Preaching

A blog to communicate the fruits of my own contemplation of Scripture for most of the Sundays and Holy Days of the Liturgical Year. By this blog I hope that you can draw closer to the Triune God and see how the Word of God continues to be living and effective in your own lives.

02 March 2026

Christ's Friends and Ours

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Second Sunday of Lent     [In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen].  One of the great blessings of friends...
23 February 2026

Attachments

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First Sunday of Lent     [In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen].  When I was in college, Facebook was ju...
16 February 2026

Motivation Matters

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Quinquagesima     In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.  Motivation matters.  When I first started exerc...

Bars Low and High

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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time–Rite of Sending     Do the red and say the black.  When it comes to the sacraments, that’s what the Church ask...
09 February 2026

Eden, Heaven, and Sacrifice

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Anniversary of the Dedication of St. Matthew Church     [In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen].  “I can ...
02 February 2026

Following Christ May Not be Easy

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Septuagesima     In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.  One would be forgiven for thinking that, once on...

Clogging the Drain

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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time     Growing up, my dad and I were outnumbered, three females to two males.  One of the practical realities of...
26 January 2026

Concerning Hobbits

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Third Sunday after Epiphany     In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.  Over the last week or two I decid...

Sundays after Epiphany

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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time     In the 1962 liturgical calendar, these Sundays after Epiphany are called, inventively enough, Sundays afte...
19 January 2026

No Sour-Faced Saints

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Second Sunday after Epiphany     In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.  One of the things I often preach...
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Fr. Anthony Strouse is the pastor of St. Matthew and St. Pius X parishes in Flint, Michigan
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