Saturday of the First Week of Ordinary Time Lectio Mark 2:13-17 Meditatio "I did not come to call the righteous but sinners." This passage of Mark shows us once again how comfortable Jesus was with people from every stratum of society. Levi, the tax collector, is not...

Friday of the First Week of Ordinary Time Lectio Mark 2:1-12 Meditatio "When Jesus saw their faith, he said to [the paralytic], 'Child, your sins are forgiven.'" Today's Gospel account is one of the few occasions when Jesus cures someone because of the faith of...

Monday of the First Week of Ordinary Time Lectio            Mark 1:14-20 *Note: We will be mainly following Mark's Gospel in  these daily Gospel reflections. Meditatio "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand." Now is the time. Mark uses the...

"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 1:7) Every day, God's grace is available to us. There is, of course, nothing "ordinary" about grace, which is the amazing reality of God's life in us. Indeed, there is nothing...