Author: Phrogge

In today’s Gospel Story (Mk 9:2-10) Jesus takes three friends up a mountain where he is transfigured before them. As with all the Gospel Stories there are both the minority…

In the first part of today’s Gospel Story the Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert where he was alone for forty days, was tempted by Satan, was with wild…

In todays’ Gospel Story (Mark 1: 40-45) a person with leprosy says to Jesus, “If you wish, you can make me clean”. Coupled with the general Lenten theme, “Repent and…

Last evening in response to yesterday’s "Healing"  I got an email from a friend about someone who feels hurt by the catholic religion. I can understand this very easily. There…

In today’s Gospel Story (Mark 1:29-39) Jesus is healing people. The Psalm says “Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted”. Jesus seeks out hurting and suffering people, drives out demons,…

In today’s Gospel Story the people are amazed at Jesus because he speaks with authority, and not like the teachers they were used to, the scribes. He was not what…

These thoughts are about what I sense today’s Scripture readings are saying to me at this point in my life, about my responding, or not responding to God calling me.…

This is what the Scripture pages seem to be saying to me, and I can be completely off base. Nobody else has to agree with any of this. Scripture Readings…

The Epiphany Story is a familiar one. Magi from the east make a long trip to find Jesus. They get lost along the way, but finally arrive where Jesus is.…

The journey of coming to recognize God, really a path of transformation, is not an easy one. It seems to involve suffering of some sort. Coming to recognize God transforms…