Reflection on Mark 3:7-12 ~ Jesus understands the limits of our humanity. For example, when we remember our yesterdays, many of those days were filled with uplifting glory. However, we are also in the world with days that are challenging. These are the times when we must withdraw in prayer …
Reflection on Mark 3:1-6 ~ My wife and I along with other people gather after Mass on Sundays to work at the church’s community garden during the growing season. Produce from the garden is 100% for the local food pantry. It is our way of humbly saying to the stranger …
Reflection on Mark 2:23-28 ~ In today’s scripture, Jesus allows us to see as God sees, putting us in the shoes of David, who knew the breadth and depth of God’s love, then straight into the hardened hearts of men. There can be no doubt that with our anointing as …
Reflection on Mark 2:18-22 ~ I have my favorite pair of jeans, they are loose fitting, stained, visibly worn thin, and reserved for laborious chores. If I find myself alone with Jesus, I believe these jeans are sufficient, because all that truly matters are that my thoughts and mind are …
Reflection on John 1:35-42 ~ Are you being transformed from one degree of faith to another gradually or perhaps the rarer suddenly? Andrew and Peter followed John the Baptist because John knew the Messiah was coming. Their rapid movement toward Jesus can give us an appreciation of God’s plan for …
Reflection on Mark 2:13-17 ~ For a moment think about God’s love in scripture passages, especially where Jesus reaches out to those who are spiritually poor, considered sinners, and wealthy. Consider the “Giving Pledge,” for a modern day possibility of the touch of God with wealthy people. Over 175 Billionaires …
Reflection on Mark 1:40-45 ~ Aren’t we all a leper in some way? I have birth defects that make me feel less than a normal human. Despite these issues, I believe Jesus temporarily heals me when needed, because I meekly approached him. In the tradition of a leper being fully …
Reflection on Mark 1:29-39 ~ Can you imagine knowing Jesus personally and interrupting him while he is resting and praying? Yet, this is exactly what Jesus wants from us. If this was not the case, Trinity would not be resident within our unique personal tabernacles. God is always available when …
Reflection on Mark 1:21-28 ~ Jesus’s responses to situations has countlessly let me bring then to top of mind when someone did something that bothered me, I was angry at myself for a mistake I made at work, or agitated for no apparent reason. When I am strong in my …
Reflection on Mark 1:14-20 ~ Although since youth I distinctly remember each of Jesus’s calls, it was only two decades ago that I have truly begun to understand. As a person of reason and logic, it is often difficult to believe, trust, and discern something that is spiritual reality. In …
