Jesus answered, “My kingdom does not belong to this world”… So Pilate said to him, “Then you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth.” (Jn 18:36-37) Kingship was granted to man when God …
“And then they will see ‘the Son of Man’ coming in the clouds… then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky”. (Mk 13:26-27) Advent (only two weeks away) is not only a season of preparation for …
“Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury. For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had…” (Mk 12:43-44) Jesus instructs us in today’s Gospel reading that our church offerings are to be a …
Moses spoke to the people, saying: “Fear the LORD, your God, and keep, throughout the days of your lives, all his statutes and commandments which I enjoin on you, and thus have long life… and prosper the more.” (Dt 6:2-3) For the ancient Israelites, as with most ancient nations, material prosperity was believed to be …
“Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you.” He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see.” Jesus told him, “Go your way; your faith has saved …
“For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mk 10:45) Redemption is the salvation of humanity by Jesus Christ. This is not to say that the God the Father and God the Holy Spirit do not participate in salvation. …
“…Indeed the word of God is… sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit … able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. No creature is concealed from him, but everything is … exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account. (Heb 4:12-13) Ever since his …
But Jesus told them… from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female… and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate.” (Mk 10:5-6; 8-9) First, God made them male and female. Second, God made them …
“Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow us.” Jesus replied, “Do not prevent him. There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me.” (Mk 9:38-39) The Church is …
The wicked say: Let us beset the just one, because he is obnoxious to us; he sets himself against our doings… (Wis 2:12) Hamlet to Polonius: … Will you make sure the actors are made comfortable? Polonius: My Lord I will give them all they deserve Hamlet: Good heavens, man, give them more than that! …