Sunday School; A Pillar Bible Study

Sunday School; A Pillar Bible Study

A new Catholic Bible Study podcast, featuring Pil…

  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Light, darkness, and the man born blind

    Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Lent— including Samuel’s secret anointing of David, an excerpt of what could be an encyclical by St. Paul, and Jesus’ healing of a man born blind.

    This episode is brought to you by the Institute for Liturgical Formation at Christendom College Graduate School of Theology.

    This summer, consider spending four weeks immersed in reverent liturgy and rigorous academics at the Institute for Liturgical Formation.

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    Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 10:00.

    Reading 1 - 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a

    Psalm 23: 1-6

    Reading 2 - Ephesians 5: 8-14

    Gospel - John 9: 1-41



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    11 March 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Holy buckets!

    Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Third Sunday of Lent— including the Israelites grumbling because of thirst, and John’s account of Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the well.

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    Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 9:00.

    Reading 1 - Exodus 17: 3-7

    Psalm 95: 1-2, 6-9

    Reading 2 - Romans 5: 1-2, 5-8

    Gospel - John 4: 5-42



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    4 March 2026, 1:00 pm
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Suffering in the midst of promise

    Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Second Sunday of Lent— including God’s calling of Abram, St. Paul’s last letter before his martyrdom, and Matthew’s telling of the Transfiguration.

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    Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 4:32

    Reading 1 - Genesis 12:1-4a

    Psalm 33: 4-5, 18-20, 22

    Reading 2 - 2 Timothy 1:8b-10

    Gospel - Matthew 17:1-9



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    25 February 2026, 1:00 pm
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    Adam and the ganache

    Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the First Sunday of Lent— including the second creation story in Genesis and Jesus’ testing in the wilderness.

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    Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 7:55.

    Reading 1 - Genesis 2: 7-9; 3: 1-7

    Psalm 51: 3-6, 12-13, 17

    Reading 2 - Romans 5: 12-19

    Gospel - Matthew 4: 1-11



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    18 February 2026, 1:00 pm
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    From scales to symphony

    JD Flynn and Kate Olivera talk about the readings for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Special appearance by Dr. Scott Powell.

    This episode is brought to you by the Institute for Liturgical Formation at Christendom College Graduate School of Theology.

    This summer, consider spending four weeks immersed in reverent liturgy and rigorous academics at the Institute for Liturgical Formation.

    To learn more, visit christendom.edu/liturgy

    Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 8:20.

    Reading 1 - Sirach 15: 15-20

    Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34

    Reading 2 - 1 Corinthians 2: 6-10

    Gospel - Matthew 5: 17-37



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    11 February 2026, 1:00 pm
  • 48 minutes 14 seconds
    What does it mean to be the salt of the earth?

    Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including an ill-fated Yom Kippur detailed in Isaiah and Jesus’ words in the Gospel of Matthew about the salt of the earth.

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    Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 4:10

    Reading 1 - Isaiah 58: 7-10

    Psalm 112: 4-9

    Reading 2 - 1 Corinthians 2: 1-5

    Gospel - Matthew 5: 13-16



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    4 February 2026, 1:00 pm
  • 57 minutes 36 seconds
    A better Adam, and Beatitude week!

    It’s Beatitude Week! Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they unpack the readings for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time— including a reading from Zephaniah about the day of the Lord and the beatitudes in the Gospel of Matthew.

    Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 4:50

    Reading 1 - Zephaniah 2: 3; 3:12-13

    Psalm 146: 6-10

    Reading 2 - 1 Corinthians 1: 26-31

    Gospel - Matthew 5: 1-12a



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    28 January 2026, 1:00 pm
  • 58 minutes 40 seconds
    A great light, and an inversion of the exile

    Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead at the readings for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time— including an Advent-y passage from Isaiah, St. Paul’s strong message about unity to the church in Corinth, and Jesus’ withdrawal to Galilee.

    This episode is brought to you by the Institute for Liturgical Formation at Christendom College’s Graduate School of Theology.

    This summer, consider spending four weeks at the Institute for Liturgical Formation— immersed in reverent liturgy and rigorous academics.

    To learn more, visit christendom.edu/liturgy

    Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 6:50

    Reading 1 - Isaiah 8: 23—9:3

    Psalm 27: 1, 4, 13-14

    Reading 2 - 1 Corinthians 1: 10-13, 17

    Gospel - Matthew 4: 12-23



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    21 January 2026, 1:00 pm
  • 45 minutes 15 seconds
    Origin stories

    Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time— including a servant song in Isaiah, a Davidic psalm, and new creation in the Gospel of John.

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    - Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 6:15

    Reading 1 - Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6

    Psalm 40: 2, 4, 7-10

    Reading 2 - 1 Corinthians 1: 1-3

    Gospel - John 1: 29-34



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    14 January 2026, 1:00 pm
  • 56 minutes 38 seconds
    Turning points

    Join Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Baptism of the Lord— including the first of the servant songs in Isaiah, a turning point in the New Testament, and Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan river.

    Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 5:10

    Reading 1 - Isaiah 42: 1-4, 6-7

    Psalm 29: 1-4, 9-10

    Reading 2 - Acts 10:34-38

    Gospel - Matthew 3: 13-17



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    7 January 2026, 1:00 pm
  • 58 minutes 3 seconds
    A wicked king, a puppet king, and the king of kings

    Join Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Epiphany of the Lord— including a psalm for the coronation of a wicked king, one of the Church’s first encyclicals, and the retelling of the magi’s search for Jesus.

    Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 5:56

    Reading 1 - Isaiah 60: 1-6

    Psalm 72: 1-2, 7-8, 10-13

    Reading 2 - Ephesians 3: 2-3a, 5-6

    Gospel - Matthew 2: 1-12



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    31 December 2025, 1:00 pm
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