The coming of the Lord
November 10, 2015
The sun and moon go dark. Stars fall from the sky. The powers of heaven quake. Jesus tells us that these signs will accompany His
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The widow’s mite
November 4, 2015
The poor widow in today’s Gospel reading probably never imagined that her contribution to the temple treasury (sort of like an ongoing building fund) that
‘I want to see’
October 20, 2015
Jesus was a master at creating authentic encounters with people. Today’s Gospel recounts the earthy encounter of Jesus and the blind man, Bartimeus. Mark the
Summoned by the Lord
October 14, 2015
There is a moment in this Sunday’s Gospel when every one of the apostles is upset. James and John asked Jesus for places of honor
The little ones
October 8, 2015
Jesus uses an unusual prop to teach a lesson in this Sunday’s Gospel: a little child. His apostles had been arguing about who was the
What must I do?
October 7, 2015
Somewhere along the dusty road to Jerusalem, a man who was both young and rich approaches Jesus with the question of what he must do
Inspired to ask
October 1, 2015
When we think of the teachings of Jesus we might be inspired and grateful that Our Savior, who knows us so well, thinks so highly
A time of change
September 23, 2015
In our passage today from the Gospel of Mark, we might ask if Jesus was having a bad day. As a rule, Jesus exhorts His
A tale of two crosses
September 9, 2015
In this Sunday’s Gospel reading, two crosses loom before our eyes: the cross of Christ and our own cross. In the first part of the
Allow Him to take us away
September 2, 2015
A certain lesser known country music song suggests we can learn to listen for the sound of the breeze dying down and, even better, for
