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.

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity - Year A

May 27, 2026

In this episode, we will explore ideas such as:

Overexplaining vs. underexplaining the Trinity.
How the Trinity reflects the plan of salvation.
The beauty of mystery.

The readings can be found here:

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/053126.cfm

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Pentecost Year A

May 20, 2026

In this episode, we will explore ideas such as:

How Jesus fulfills what the law requires
How we work together for God's plan
The Gift of Confession to a Priest

The readings can be found here:

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052426-Day

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The Ascension of the Lord - Year A

May 13, 2026

In this episode, we will explore ideas such as:

The Mission and the method

Getting the next step

How to stay connected to the promise.

The readings can be found here:

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051726-Ascension

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6th Sunday in Easter - Year A

May 6, 2026

In this episode, we will explore ideas such as:

What’s the deal with Confirmation?

Giving your defense

The Holy Spirit is for this

The readings can be found here:

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051026.cfm

Catholic Answers Tract about Confirmation: