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...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 21, 2024 | Homily Blog
Fr. Bob - The True Leader Two of the disciples come to Jesus. They’ve got a request. “Jesus, when you make it big and we know you will we’d really appreciate if you could name us as vice presidents of your organization?” For whatever reason they thought they were...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 13, 2024 | Homily Blog
Mistaken Identity I heard this story a while back and it really got my thinking. It was at the peak of the rioting and looting that erupted in the wake of the killing of George Floyd a black man at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. They had blockaded the 35 W...
