First Reading: 1 Kg 11:4-13
Psalm: Ps 106:3-4, 35-36, 37 and 40
Gospel: Mk 7:24-30
God is at work in the hearts of all men and women, not just those
who are Christian. Look at the Gospel. True to his…

First Reading: 1 Kg 10:1-10
Psalms: Ps 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40
Gospel: Mk 7:14-23
“Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?” So goes that
famous line from the comic book character The Shadow and how apt a
summary…

First Reading: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30
Psalm: Ps 84:3, 4, 5 and 10, 11
Gospel: Mk 7:1-13
One need not go to Jerusalem, Lourdes or Fatima to find God and
discover his presence among us. Solomon realized this when he…

First Reading: 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13
Psalm: Ps 132:6-7, 8-10
Gospel: Mk 6:53-56
In today’s Gospel we see a continuation from yesterday of the theme of Jesus the Healer. When Jesus disembarks from the boat everyone waiting on the shore…

First Reading: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7
Psalm: Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Second Reading: 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23
Gospel: Mk 1:29-39
Throughout today’s passages from the Gospel of Mark we are given a kind of montage of Jesus the Healer. Everyone can…

First Reading: 1 Kgs 3:4-13
Psalm: Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Gospel: Mk 6:30-34
God communicated with Solomon through a dream and asked what he
needed to become a better leader. Wise Solomon asked for a
discerning heart,…

First Reading: Sir 47:2-11
Psalm: Ps 18:31, 47 and 50, 51
Gospel: Mk 6:14-29
King Herod Antipas best exemplifies the kind of person who has
nothing but fear of Jesus. His name may be associated with that
kind of fear…

First Reading: Mal 3:1-4
Psalm: Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10
Second Reading: Heb 2:14-18
Gospel: Lk 2:22-40
Today’s Gospel is a story about loving parents, a baby, religious
observance, a visionary holy man, and a wise woman. Being observant
Jews,…

First Reading: 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17
Psalm: Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7
Gospel: Mk 6:1-6
There probably have been times in our lives where we find ourselves
making difficult decisions. Perhaps some of us are executives or
managers who have…

First Reading: 2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30; 19:3
Psalm: Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Gospel: Mk 5:21-43
Today’s first reading focuses on David’s anguish over the death of
his son, Absalom. His anguish has been called one of the most…