Monday, February 12, 2024 Jas 1:1-11; Mk 8:11-13 Today’s Gospel shows Jesus’ clarity about his identity, and he reveals it by refusing to accept the demand of the Pharisees for a sign from heaven. This passage reminds me of a beautiful anecdote. Once, a speed race was arranged between dogs and a cheetah to determine […]
Sunday, February 11, 2024 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lv 13:1-2,44-46; 1 Cor 10:31-11:1; Mk 1:40-45 Today’s readings invite us to proclaim the goodness of God through our lives. The first reading gives us a sense of how leprosy was a dreaded disease. The lepers not only underwent extreme physical pain but also suffered emotional and psychological
Saturday, February 10, 2024 1 Kgs 12: 26-32;13:33-34; Mk 8:1-10 In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches the responsible way of asking questions. The famous passage on ‘Feeding the Four Thousand’ shows how Jesus’ compassion is more personal. We find Jesus moved with pity for the crowd that has been with him for three days and has
