by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Sep 15, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 Lead in: In Mark 9, Jesus’ disciples wanted Jesus to stop someone who was driving out demons in his name. Jesus’ response was, “Do not try to prevent him.” Jesus’ response challenges us be open to God working in our world in and through...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Sep 10, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark 9:30-37 Lead in: Whatever Jesus was preaching about, it seems the disciples were always slow to get it. In Mark 9, Jesus has just predicted his pending death, and what do the disciples do? They start arguing amongthemselves about who’s the greatest. Jesus...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Sep 3, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark 8:27-35 Lead in: “Who am I?”, Jesus asks in Mark 8. Peter gets it right, “You are the Messiah, the Christ.” But when he hears Jesus speak of how he will suffer and then be put to death, Peter falters. That’s not the kind of Messiah he wants to follow. So, Peter...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Sep 3, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark 7:31-37 Lead in: What if one day you were not able to speak or hear? How isolating that would be!In Mark 7, Jesus encounters such a man, a deaf-mute. His disability leaves him isolated from a world he wants to be part of.Prompt: Reflect on a time when you felt...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Sep 3, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Lead in: The Pharisees along with some scholars from Jerusalem noticed that some of Jesus’ disciples were not being careful with ritual washings before meals. So they asked Jesus, “Why do your disciples brush off the rules and eat without...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Sep 3, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
John 6:60-69 Lead in: In John 6, Jesus boldly tells the crowds, “Unless you eat my flesh, you have no life within you.” On hearing this, many decided to leave Jesus. In a homily, Pope Francis offers insight as to why this happened. In saying this, Jesus indicated that...
