Posts Tagged 'Mark 10:46-52'

Reflection – November 3rd, 2024 – 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

The readings today emphasize that LOVE is the greatest law  fulfilling all commandments. We are urged to love God ” with all our heart  soul , mind and strength”. Jesus also teaches that we must love our neighbours as ourselves. We are told to love God and show that love through our actions towards others. Every opportunity to love someone is an opportunity to love God.   

As a former English teacher, I’ve looked at the word “love” – is “love” ...

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Reflection – October 27th, 2024 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

To Follow Jesus is to Stop and Ask What is Needed

Throughout the gospels people come to Jesus asking for healing for themselves and others, so why is it that in today’s gospel a blind man is scolded and told to be quiet when he calls out to Jesus?

One of the things that stands out to me about this healing story is that the man in need of healing is identified both by name and by family. He is not just ...

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