Journey to Wholeness
In the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, earthly riches hide a barren soul bound for Hades’ flames, while faith in poverty leads to divine comfort.… Read the rest
The word for cummin (or cumin), the seeds of a plant used for seasoning (Greek kuminon), is of Semitic origin (kammon).… Read the rest
They will see the glory of the Lord,
Isaiah 35:2c
the splendor of our God.
About seven hundred years after the prophecy of Isaiah, the Blessed Virgin Mary gave birth to the promised Messiah in Bethlehem under the protection of St.… Read the rest
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
Isaiah 35:2b
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.
In the Hebrew Scriptures, the majestic, snow-capped mountains of Lebanon—rich in cedars and fruitful orchards—shaped the Israelite vision of the Promised Land.… Read the rest
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And if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself; how, then, will his kingdom stand? And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own people drive them out?
“Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute Man” (2 panels)
Mark 7:31-37 “in a snailshell“
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
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… Read the restThen Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8
Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5
James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption, through which we cry, “Abba, Father!”
Romans 8:15
