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Unpacking The Mass

Welcome to Unpacking the Mass, a weekly study through the upcoming week’s Mass readings for the Catholic Church.

Unpacking the Mass helps listeners prepare their hearts for what they will hear in the upcoming week’s Mass through a thoughtful and practical interaction with the texts with an emphasis on personal understanding and application.

Join Keith this week and be counted among those to whom Jesus said “Let he who has ears to hear” Matt.13:9. Unpacking the Mass is available as a video on Keith’s YouTube channel.

Jul 28, 2022

This week on Unpacking the Mass we examine the readings for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

What is the one sin that leads to so many others and has the potential to destroy us?

In this episode, we will explore key ideas such as:

- How the world tricks us into compromising our faith
- How we can defeat sin
- What...


Jul 21, 2022

When is it ok to question God? Does God really want us bugging him with our needs?

In this episode, we will explore key ideas such as:

- Why God allows bad things to happen to good people.
- How we can approach God with our needs
- The reason why God wants us to persist in asking.

The readings can be found here:


Jul 14, 2022

This week on Unpacking the Mass, we examine the readings for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Are you ever so busy serving Jesus you forget to just be with him? It happens to the best of us.

In this episode, we will explore key ideas such as:

- Learning to be with Jesus when we are tempted to become busy
- Sharing the...


Jul 7, 2022

This week on Unpacking the Mass we examine the readings for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Is God making it difficult for you to know his will? Are his commands hidden and unknowable?

In this episode, we will explore key ideas such as:

  • God's commands are not mysterious or unknowable.
  • Starting with what we know, and...