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…
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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…
The Parables Of The Kingdom Of God
Readings: Eze 17:22-24; 2 Cor 5:6-10; Mk 4:26-34
Mark's Gospel gives much space to Jesus' works, and little to his…
Jesus Winner Of Evil
Readings: Gen. 3:9-15; 2 Cor. 4:13-5:1; Mk. 3:20-35
Jesus' activity as an exorcist is undoubtedly a historical…
Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Readings: Ex 24:3-8; Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16.22-2
The Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life”…