Sunday XX Year B – The Eucharist Embeds Us In The Paschal Mystery Of Christ
Readings: Pro 9:1-6; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58
Everyone agrees that the first part of John chapter 6 can be read in…
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Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings: Rev. 22:29; 23:1-6,10; 1 Cor. 15:20-27; Lk. 1:39-56
Mary, New Eve And New Israel, Figure Of The Church…
Sunday XIX Year B – Mormation, Lack Of Faith
Readings: 1 Kings 19:4-8; Eph 4:30-5:2; Jn 6:41-51
Murmuring (Jn 6:41,43,52) is a recurring sin in Exodus: it…
Sunday XVIII Year B – Jesus, The True Bread
Readings: Ex 16:2-4.12-15; Eph 4:17.20-24; Jn 6:24-35
To understand chapter 6 of John's Gospel, we must…
The Messianic Passover
Readings: 2 Kings 4:42-44; Eph 4:1-6; Jn 6:1-15
The liturgy today interrupts the “lectio continua” of Mark's…
Invited to God’s Feast
Readings: Jer 21:3-6; Eph 2:13-18; Mk 6:30-34
In today's Gospel (Mk 6:30-34), the Apostles ("apòstoloi" means…
A church witness in love and poverty
Readings: Am 7:12-15; Eph 1:3-14; Mk 6:7-13
Today's Gospel is the church's "Magna Charta" if it is to remain…
The Scandal of a Carpenter God
Readings: Ez 2:2-5; 2 Cor 12:7-10; Mk 6:1-6
The prologue of Mark's Gospel (1:1-13) had closed with the…
God Becomes Poor Because We Become Rich
Readings: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24; 2 Cor 8:7,9,13-15; Mk 5:21-43
Today's readings offer us a path on the meaning of…
Faith In The Storm
Readings: Gb 38:1, 8-11; 2 Cor 5:14-17; Mk 4:35-41
In Mark's Gospel, miracles occupy about a third of the…