by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Nov 5, 2024 | Homily Blog
Believing is Seeing - Deacon Ray All four of the Gospels report that Jesus restored sight to the blind. It appears that Jesus did so on multiple occasions. Only Mark’s Gospel gives the name of one of these blind men: Bartimaeus, a name which means “honorable son.” ...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Nov 5, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark 12:38-44 Lead in: Jesus and his disciples have travelled from Galilee to Jerusalem. At this point in his ministry, Jesus knows his time is short. The hostility of religious authorities toward Jesus has grown to the point that his life is in danger. But for Jesus,...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 21, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark:28b-34 Lead in: When asked which is the first of all the commandments, Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 6, “Love the Lord, your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” To love with all your heart, your soul, your strength, is to give it...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 21, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark 10:46-52 Lead in: Scholar Peter Nixon makes a good point. With the political climate the way it was under the oppression of Rome, one wonders if the crowd following Jesus out of Jericho may have been expecting a “triumphant march on Jerusalem.” It’s no wonder...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 21, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark 10:35-45 Lead in: In Mark 10:35, we hear how James and John came to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” Jesus replied, “What do you wish me to do for you?” They answered him, “Grant that in your glory we may sit one at...
