Preview Mode Links will not work in preview mode

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.

Jan 26, 2023

The Bible tells us how to live not just how to believe.  This week on Unpacking the Mass, we look at the readings for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

In this episode, we will explore ideas such as:

  • How you live matters
  • How the beatitudes keep us in the light
  • Doing the basics well

The readings can be found here:


Jan 19, 2023

How do you navigate darkness and find the light? This week on Unpacking the Mass, we look at the readings for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.


In this episode, we will explore ideas such as:

  • God can bring you out of the darkness, but you need to stay there.
  • Focusing on unity and truth
  • God's light is a "spotlight" not...


Jan 12, 2023

This week on Unpacking the Mass, we look at the readings for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

In this episode, we will explore ideas such as:

  • God's mission for the messiah.
  • 6 ways to align your mission with God.
  • Mistakes people make when thinking about their mission.

The readings can be found here:


Jan 5, 2023

This week we study the readings for the Feast of The Epiphany, which focuses on the Magi visiting Jesus. In this episode, we will focus on:

  1. Loving darkness vs. light.
  2. Are we more like Herod or the Magi?
  3. How to follow the "stars" God sends us.

The week's readings can be found here: