In Today’s Gospel a blind man called Bartimaeus boldly cries out to Jesus, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”. The disciples of Jesus tried to quieten the boisterous blind man. Bartimaeus was not deterred and he cried out all the louder. The foll... read more
In today’s Gospel Jesus tells his disciples “Whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be a slave of all”. The notion of being a “slave” is a somewhat foreign concept for us in 2... read more
The story of the rich young man in today’s Gospel story is very familiar to us. He asks Jesus what he should do in order to inherit eternal life. Jesus says simply, “Just keep the commandments”. He says that he has done just that. He has kept the co... read more
Today’s reading from the Gospel according to St Mark talks about marriage and children. It seems that the author of the Gospel is relaying a simple message about “trust”. We are all involved, depending on our vocation in life, in the business of tru... read more
St Mark’s Gospel, at the end of chapter 9 of his book, confronts us with a surprising reality. The author suggests that Christians (ie people like us who believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ) do not have a monopoly on God. Non-believers who love and ... read more
In today’s passage from St Mark’s Gospel we are drawn into the intimacy of the private conversations between Jesus and His twelve companions. It is surprising to hear that the twelve apostles didn’t understand what Jesus was talking about. In fact, ... read more
The passage we read from St Mark’s Gospel today is the very core of Mark’s story. St Mark, the author, does not necessarily intend to recall historically what happened on the first occasion Jesus was acknowledged as “Messiah”. He is really intendi... read more
This day on which we read the story of Jesus healing the deaf man, is sometimes referred to as “EPHPHATHA DAY”. Saint Mark’s Gospel describes today how Jesus touches a deaf man’s ears and tongue and said “Ephphatha”, which means “be open”.... read more