But those tenant farmers said to themselves, “This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.” Mark 12:7 At the core of our human dilemma lies our desire to “own” what does not belong to us. We mistakenly think the world is ours, and so, we likewise “forget”…[read more]
Each one of you has received a special grace, so, like good stewards responsible for all these different graces of God, put yourselves at the service of others. If you are a speaker, speak in words which seem to come from God; if you are a helper, help as though every action was done at…[read more]
And immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way. Mark 10:52 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and sojourners to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against the soul. 1 Peter 2:11 In the conclusion of their commentary on the passage from Mark that we read today, Daniel J. Harrington,…[read more]
They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was preceding them; and they were amazed, but those following him were afraid. Mark 10: 32 At the heart of Mark’s gospel is the theme of the journey to Jerusalem. Jesus and his followers are always ‘on the way” to Jesus’ destiny in Jerusalem.…[read more]
Jesus said: “Amen I say to you there is no one who left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or land for my sake and for the gospel’s sake who will not receive now in this age a hundredfold houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and land,…[read more]
Jesus looked at the man, loved him, and said:”One thing is lacking to you. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven, and come follow me.” Mark 10: 21 [Wisdom spoke]. . . “I was by God’s side, a master craftsman,/delighting him day after day,/ever at…[read more]
“But from the beginning of creation, ‘Male and female he made them. Because of this a man will leave his father and mother, and he will be joined to his wife and the two will be one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh.’ What God has joined together, let no man…[read more]
Laborers mowed your fields, and you cheated them—listen to the wages that you kept back, calling out; realize that the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. On earth you have had a life of comfort and luxury; in the time of slaughter you went on eating to your…[read more]
Where do these wars and battles between yourselves first start? Isn’t it precisely in the desires fighting inside your own selves? James 4: 1 “What were you arguing about on the way?” But they remained silent. For they had been discussing among themselves on the way who was the greatest. Mark 9, 33-4 One of…[read more]
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace. James 3:18 Each morning as we pray the Canticle of Zechariah, we ask that: in the tender compassion of our God the dawn from on high shall break upon us, to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow…[read more]
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