Scripture: 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30 – 19:3Mark 5:21-43 Reflection: “Do not be afraid; just have faith.” Today’s Gospel selection features Jesus ministering to the pressing needs of large crowds of people – as well as individuals such as…
Scripture: 2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13Mark 5: 1-20 Reflection: In the first reading David’s son, Absalom, has betrayed him and has raised an army against him and is moving towards Jerusalem to take the throne from David. David flees Jerusalem…
Scripture: Deuteronomy 18:15-201 Corinthians 7:32-35Mark 1:21-28 Reflection: In the gospel from Mark, we read about Jesus preaching and teaching in Capernaum, much like he has done in many other towns and villages. It’s interesting that it seems those who have…
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 no consoling embrace of Jesus without our arms.There is no…
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 comprehensive study done by the Center for Applied Research in…
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 chapter. This area is a good farming region and from…
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 brothers were outside asking for Him. And Jesus replies: “’Who…
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 divided against itself. “If a kingdom be divided against itself,…
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 for the second time to preach the message that God…
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 Corinthians 5:19) As I read the Word of God for…