Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

  “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” Mk. 10:23 The World Series is right around the corner. So, here’s a trivia ...

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

  “Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?” Mk 10:2   Listen to these heart-rending words of a 43-year-old mother: “’Are you trying to tell me that ...

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

  “If your hand causes you to sin, chop it off …. If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off … If your eye causes you to sin, ...

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Taking a child, he placed it in their midst, and putting his arms around it …” Mk. 9:36 We humans crave power. We all do. We love titles and awards, ...

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Who do people say that I am? …. Who do you say that I am?” Mk. 8:27   Some time ago, a priest was telling me about a church he ...

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

  “Be opened!” Mk. 7:34   Anthony de Mello, a famous Indian Jesuit, used to tell the story about “disciples gathered around their master, asking him endless questions about God. ...