A Meditation on Mark 5:38-43

They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. And when he had entered, he said to them,…

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Ordinary Time as Holy Time

Imagine a Carmelite monastery in 17th-century Paris, France. Monks set about their daily task of ora et labora—prayer and work. Deep in a kitchen, hands buried in a basin of soapy…

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The Storms of Life

The Scriptures are full of stories of storms at sea. Paul was shipwrecked. Jonah was thrown overboard because of a storm at sea. The lessons for this Sunday speak of…

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A Meditation on Mark 3:20-35

It was not the best of days for Jesus. In the Gospel reading this past Sunday we get a glimpse of some of the negativity that Jesus constantly had to endure….

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