About the Authors
Scott Hahn
Scott Hahn is the Fr. Michael Scanlan Professor of Biblical Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught since 1990. Founder and President of the St. Paul Center, Dr. Hahn has been married to Kimberly since 1979; they have six children and twenty-three grandchildren. He is the author or editor of over fifty popular and academic books, including best-selling titles Rome Sweet Home, The Lamb’s Supper, and Hope to Die.
Ken Ogorek
Ken Ogorek has served in catechetical and evangelization leadership for over thirty years. Ogorek’s service as a diocesan staff member—along with his involvement in national leadership initiatives—have made him a dependable, effective proponent of authentically Catholic evangelization and catechesis. He earned an MA in religious education from a Pontifical Center for Catechetical Studies and has authored two catechisms, one for youth and another for adults. Ken and his bride are parents to three adult children and currently live in Indiana where he serves on the pastoral staff for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
What People Are Saying
Never before has our Catholic Church had more resources or means to proclaim the Gospel or for us individually to live out our faith. Yet, with such an abundance of gifts we can sometimes feel overwhelmed in our efforts to absorb it all. Breaking the Bread instead chooses one ‘pearl’ among the many—the passages of Scripture entrusted to us each week in the cycle of lectionary readings—and unfolds and applies them using the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We should not be surprised that, thus saturated and shining with God’s Word, this devotional manages to inspire and comfort, teach and clarify, call and concretize, all while preparing us to approach our Eucharistic King.
Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki
Bishop of Springfield, Illinois
In Breaking the Bread, Scott Hahn and Ken Ogorek have produced a readable, digestible, and thoroughly enjoyable work with reflections on the lectionary cycle for Year C. The work helps capture the spirituality of the liturgical year and the short questions at the end of each reflection invite the reader to deeper interior reflection and prayer. The work is not to be missed!
Most Reverend Earl K. Fernandes
Bishop of Columbus, Ohio
What a good idea: integrating the Sunday readings with excerpts from the Catechism and questions for prayer and personal reflection. With Dr. Hahn’s customary profound and refreshing insight into Scripture and how it relates to us personally, this is a very useful resource.
Ralph Martin
President of Renewal Ministries and Author of A Church in Crisis
Breaking the Bread is an ideal resource for families who want to incorporate the Mass and Scripture mindfully into their practice of liturgical living in the home. Good for individual study for grownups or older kids, or perfect to use together as a family after Mass on Sundays and important feast days throughout the year, the brief but comprehensive reflections will help everyone better understand the readings we hear each week. What a blessing for all ages!
Kendra Tierney
Mother of Ten and Author of The Catholic All Year Compendium: Liturgical Living for Real Life
In this magnificent book, Scott Hahn and Ken Ogorek show how God invites us into loving relationship with His Word. These rich and powerful reflections on the Sunday Mass readings help us to truly encounter, fall more deeply in love with, and give ourselves completely to Jesus. Breaking the Bread helps readers recapture a renewed sense of awe and wonder in listening to and appreciating the depth of God’s word in their everyday lives.
Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
Author of Building a Civilization of Love: A Catholic Response to Racism
Breaking the Bread will be helpful not only for lay readers but especially for young priests trying to understand how to proclaim the combined message of the Sunday readings. Beautiful, well written, and easy to follow.
Marcus Grodi
Founder and President of the Coming Home Network
This book provides a beautiful way for Catholics to prepare for Sunday Mass. It offers a brief, expert guide to the lectionary texts for every Sunday of Year C through points of reflection presented with the help of beautiful graphics and great works of art. Our prayerful reflection is further enriched by texts from the Catechism that deepen our understanding of some aspect of the Scripture. With this prayer and study we can regularly engage the focus of the Sunday liturgy and allow it to enter our lives more deeply and fruitfully.
Lawrence Feingold
Professor of Theology, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, and Author of Faith Comes from What Is Heard
This gorgeous book is a gem to be treasured. It masterfully brings each Sunday’s Scripture alive with clarity and depth, revealing the wise design of the lectionary. A valuable resource for generations, this volume will offer fresh insight every time the Church contemplates these readings.
Elizabeth Foss
Founder of Take Up and Read
Breaking the Bread provides an excellent template for praying with the Sunday Mass readings. Scott Hahn’s exegesis gives us the context we need for understanding the Word of the Lord and Ken Ogorek’s catechesis helps us apply it to our lives.
Matt Fradd
Host of Pints with Aquinas
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