Let Us Love One Another in God

Photo of snail and rose speaking the couplet, "Let us love one another in God for this is the Kingdom of God."
“Let Us Love One Another in God”
Mark 12:28-34 “in a snailshell”
Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Mark 12:28-34

One of the scribes, when he came forward and heard them disputing and saw how well he had answered them, asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?”… Read the rest

From Aleph to Tav

“From Aleph to Tav”
Mark 12:28-34 “in a snailshell”
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Readings:

Deuteronomy 6:2-6 
Hebrews 7:23-28
Mark 12:28-34

Blueprint for Freedom

After the exodus from Egypt and its polytheistic culture, Moses leads the Israelites into the wilderness to begin a long journey of divine pedagogy and discipline.… Read the rest

The Greatest Commandment

Shema Yisrael at the Knesset Menorah in Jerusalem
(Licensed by Rabanus Flavus under CC-BY-SA-3.0)

9th Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday

Mark 12:28-34

A Scribe’s Query

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