Journey to Wholeness
Cultivate kosher hearts: purity from within defeats evil, revealing God’s light.
Jesus summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing… Read the rest
The courage of John the Baptist boldly confronted Herod’s sin, choosing truth over life itself.
… Read the restKing Herod heard about Jesus, for his fame had become widespread, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead; that is why mighty powers are at work in him.” Others
When the cow and the bear graze as one, clean and unclean unite in Christ’s peace.
… Read the restThe cow and the bear shall graze,
together their young shall lie down;
the lion shall eat hay like the ox.
True blessedness lies in hearing and keeping God’s word, as exemplified by the Blessed Virgin Mary.
… Read the restAs he said this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!”
9th Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday
Mark 12:28-34
Most encounters between Jesus and the teachers of the Law end in confrontation, but in this passage, we meet a thoughtful and spiritually discerning son of Israel. … Read the rest