Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5Mark 4:26-34 Reflection: There is no forgiving heart of Jesus in the world without our hearts.There is » Continue Reading.
Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle Scripture: Acts 22:3-16 or 9:1-22Mark 16:15-18 Reflection: A book entitled, “Going, Going, Gone: The Dynamics of Disaffiliation in Young Catholics,” is based on a » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:4-17Mark 4:1-20 Reflection: Listening to the Word “And he began again to teach by the seaside.” Today’s Gospel begins at the sea of Galilee in Mark’s 4th » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:12b-15, 17-19Mark 3:31-35 Reflection: In our Gospel reading we have Mark’s account of Jesus speaking to a group of people and being told that His mother and » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 5:1-17, 10Mark 3:22-30 Reflection: Lord, your gospel today vividly describes the turmoil, division and suffering that results from a kingdom, a people, or a country which is » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Jonah 3:1-5, 101 Corinthians 7:29-31Mark1:14-20 Reflection: Since childhood I have been fascinated by the Jonah story in the book of Jonah. In The first reading God is asking Jonah » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27Mark 3: 20-21 Reflection: Our first reading today, from the Second Book of Samuel, opens with David relishing his victory in his battle with » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 1 Samuel 24:3-21Mark 3:13-19 Reflection: R. Alleluia, alleluia. God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. R. Alleluia, alleluia. (2 » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:6-9; 19:1-7Mark 3:7-12 Reflection: …for he had healed many…all who had diseases pressed upon him… Thus far in Mark’s gospel, Jesus has been on a whirlwind of » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51Mark 3:1-6 Reflection: Everything that Jesus sought in his life and ministry is revealed in today’s gospel. Jesus walks into a synagogue where there is » Continue Reading.