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Some thoughts on how the recent storm affected the Senior Living Community where I live.  None of us were really prepared for the big storm that hit our community a…

In today’s Gospel Story (John 6:24-35) Jesus says two important things: “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he has sent”; "I am the bread…

In today’s Gospel Story (Jn 6:1-15) Jesus feeds the five thousand with a few loaves and fish. This is generally understood to prefigure the Eucharist, so it might offer some…

In today’s Gospel Story (Mark 6/30-34) Jesus has pity on the people, they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them. The Psalm says “The Lord…

Especially as things are unfolding these days it’s becoming increasingly obvious that what I believe does not connect or relate to the “real world”. Yet, it’s clear to me that…

In today’s Gospel Story (Mk 6:7-13) Jesus, sending his apostles out to share with others what they had learned with him, says “take nothing for the journey but a walking…

Today’s Gospel Story (Mk 6:1-6) has some very disturbing words: Jesus “could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them; He was…

Today’s Gospel Story (Mk 5:21-43) is really two stories about healing on several levels. Both stories show Jesus was very much involved in healing, and reached out to individuals who…

In today’s Gospel Story (Mark 4:35-41) Jesus calms a storm. It is important to remember that, while the Gospel Stories tell us of something that happened a long time ago,…

In today’s Gospel Story (Mk 4:26-34) Jesus says to the people, “This is how it is with the kingdom of God”. He goes on to talk about a seed being…