33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Preparing for Jesus
Mark 13:24-32 | 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B Preparing for Jesus This week’s gospel focus on the end times is an interesting read for the last Sunday of the liturgical year. Next week, we start preparing for Christ’s…
32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Shiny Motivations
Mark 12:38-44 | 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B Shiny Motivations My initial reaction after reading the story of the Widow’s Contribution in Mark was “God knows our heart.” The widow had an excuse not to give. She needed…
31st Sunday of Ordinary Time – Self- Love: The Basis of a Good and Godly Life
Mark 12:28b-34 | 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B Self- Love: The Basis of a Good and Godly Life For some reason, when I read The Greatest Commandment in Mark this time, it struck me in a new way….
30th Sunday of Ordinary Time – A Loaded Question
Mark 10:46-52 | 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B A Loaded Question Every time I read the story of Bartimaeus, I am struck by the fact that Jesus asks the blind man, “What do you want me to do…
29th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Leading with a Servant’s Heart
Mark 10:35-45 | 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B Leading with a Servant’s Heart Most principals only came into my classroom wielding their pen and notepad to make the required observations. Their presence struck fear in both me and…
28th Sunday of Ordinary Time – What’s Your Weak Spot? What Would Make Your Face Fall?
Mark 10:17-30 | 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B What’s Your Weak Spot? What Would Make Your Face Fall? To go through the eye of the needle in ancient times was to enter through the narrow openings to the…