Thursday, February 20, 2025 Gen 9:1-13; Mk 8:27-33 Today’s Gospel highlights Peter’s revelation of Jesus’ identity. Jesus asks two questions. The first question tests his disciples’ general knowledge about his identity as perceived by outsiders. But the second question tests their capacity to understand and internalize who Jesus is. While the first question is focused […]
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Gen 8:6-13, 20-22; Mk 8:22-26 Today’s Gospel highlights faith as God’s gift, which requires our commitment to grow and mature. Biblical scholars believe that if any story in Mark has a symbolic function, it is the healing of the blind man at Bethsaida. We must remember that Bethsaida was one of
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Gen 6:5-8, 7:1-5, 10; Mk 8:14-21 Today’s Gospel highlights the warning given by Jesus regarding the ‘leaven’ of the Pharisees and the Herodians. Israelites were known to use leaven as a metaphor for change, growth, and influence, either of evil or good. In the Gospel, when Jesus refers to the leaven
