Tuesday, January 30, 2024 2 Sm 18:9-10,14,24-25,30:19:3; Mk 5:21-43 In today’s Gospel, we come across two healing narratives. The first is the healing of a woman afflicted with hemorrhage for twelve years. When we analyze the healing, we cannot help but admire her faith. In those days, when physical illness was understood as a curse […]
Monday, January 29, 2024 2 Sm 15:13-14,30;16:5-13; Mk 5:1-20 Today’s Gospel is puzzling for many reasons. Jesus heals a man who was possessed by an unclean spirit. The description of his suffering evokes pity, and no one can overlook his misery. How would Jesus walk by him without healing him if we ourselves felt that
Sunday, January 28, 2024 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dt 18: 15-20; 1 Cor 7:32-35; Mk 1:21-28 This Sunday invites us to reflect on the source and objective of Jesus’ authority and, by extension, our authority that comes from our identity as Christians. In the Gospel, there are many expressions and words that denote Jesus’ authority:
