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This week’s Gospel gives us a moment to pause and ask ourselves if we have become like the Pharisees – do we throw people away? Do we allow ourselves to buy into the hardness of heart that allows us to justify it? Do we find ourselves choosing the value of oneRead More →

To believe in Jesus is a great gift from God. Anyone that does a good act to another in His name are certainly blessed. Also, if someone gives you just a cup of water because you believe in the Lord, they too will receive a reward. On the other hand,Read More →

In last week’s lesson from Mark, Jesus had told the disciples about the suffering he was to undergo and the requirement that following him also meant suffering. In this week’s lesson, Jesus again tells his disciples that he will be betrayed and killed and will rise again. Mark tells usRead More →

You give up time for your children and grandchildren. Parents say it was worth it for the joy in their face. A person goes to work for the poor and gives up a better job. You want to do more study and know you have to leave some leisure asideRead More →

Jesus avoids attention after his work of healing the deaf man. He’s not a quarter hour celebrity. Jesus didn’t want admiration, he wanted love to flow into and out of ourselves – doing good quietly. The best of things are ordinary. In the ordinary Jesus worked the miracle and inRead More →