27th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday (Year II)
Luke 11:15-26
Suppose there was a perfectly just man. Would he be loved, ignored, or hated?
Plato proposed a thought experiment around 360 B.C.… Read the rest
The Finger of God
Out of Heart, Out of Mind
23rd Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year II)
Luke 6:6-11
On a certain sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.… Read the rest
Growing in Faith
18th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)
Matthew 17:14-20
A man came up to Jesus, knelt down before him, and said, “Lord, have pity on my son, who is a lunatic and suffers severely; often he falls into fire, and often into water.… Read the rest
Signs of the Kingdom
12th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)
Matthew 8:5-17
Jesus’ fame as a healer spread far and wide in Palestine, attracting not only lepers but foreigners like the Roman centurion. Jews did not associate with either group; one was “unclean,” the other was “Gentile.”… Read the rest
Jesus and the Leper
12th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday (Year II)
Matthew 8:1-4
“Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.”
The leper represents all of us in need of divine mercy. In the eyes of Jesus there are no untouchables, pariahs, outcasts, or rejects.… Read the rest