In typical Marcan fashion today’s Gospel succinctly gets right to the point: Jesus spent forty days and forty nights in the desert, wher ...
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In today’s Gospel Jesus heals a man afflicted with leprosy. In the ancient world “leprosy” referred to a number of infectious skin d ...
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Today’s First Reading portrays the brokenhearted Job. He has lost everything: wealth, family and health. He has every right to compl ...
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In today’s gospel a demon or “unclean spirit” obeys Jesus’ command to depart from a man. The forces of evil recognize the power of ...
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This fundamental gospel message is how Jesus began his mission to inaugurate the kingdom of God in “the time of fulfillment” (cf. today ...
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The Catholic Bishops of the United States have decreed that January 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, is to be observed annually as a day ...
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We have returned to the liturgical season of Ordinary Time. You will notice that a noble simplicity has returned in the church decorations ...
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The Christmas season concludes today with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. As narrated in today’s Gospel, God the Father himself at ...
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Happy New Year to all! The beginning of each new year is both a time of hope and a time of challenge. The hope is that we will find new ...
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