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“Take nothing for the journey” (Mk. 6:7-13) Jesus sends the twelve out two by two with special authority as his disciples. They are to travel lightly, not even taking a second tunic, food or money.  They would undertake this journey in complete confidence that God would take care of their needs. We are also sent […]

 “Where did this man get all this?” (Mk. 6:1-6) We often set parameters on what is expected of those we think we know so well. Jesus was no different.  He was so ordinary in Nazareth; he fixed their furniture, ate and drank with his family and friends, worshipped Yahweh in the temple and celebrated the

“For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving” (Psalm 86:1-6) Today’s responsorial psalm is often used during times of crisis; the supplicant begging that God hearken to his prayer, seeking God’s mercy; happiness has departed.  The psalmist is crying out in his pain yet still trusts that the Lord is “good and forgiving, abounding in

“My eyes have seen your salvation.” (Lk. 2:22-40) Patience and trust…These are the lessons in today’s Gospel.  We know very little about Simeon and Anna except that they had been waiting for the Messiah for decades.  God had communicated to them that they would see the fulfillment of the promise, and they trusted, prayed, and

“Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.” (Mt. 5:1-12) Jesus’ sermon in today’s gospel is probably his most well-known and likely his least heeded words.  Those who live the virtues humility, mourning, gentleness, peace, mercy Jesus refers to as blessed.  These are the virtues to which we are called.  In

“Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” Mk. 4:35-41 The story of the storm is narrated by the three Synoptics, each in a different context. Mark has shown, by means of parables, what the Kingdom of God is and requires; a project where power and wealth do not prevail, as do the smallness of the

“It is worth preparing the land and waiting.” Mk. 4:26-34 From the beginning of his ministry, Jesus knew that the Kingdom of God that He announced moved within another logic. In the parables He found a way to initiate the disciples and the crowd into this logic of God. The parable of the seed highlights

“Don’t hide the light under the bed.” Mk. 4:21-25 Jesus is the light that has come to illuminate all humanity. Those who receive it must be transformed, also becoming a light for others. It is not selfishness to let ourselves be seen, if we do it to give life because the light is not ours,

“The word that comes out of my mouth does not return to me empty.” Mk. 4:1-20 Today we are offered to pray a parable well known and easy to understand, if the peasant world is familiar to us. To go to his deeper message, Jesus explains that the seed is the word. In the ancient

A family in which everyone is mother, sister and brother. Mk. 3:31-35 Mark has told us that Jesus’ family found it difficult to understand his actions and his way of life, and they deduced that “He was not in his right mind”, so they go looking for him. They believed that God was only for