Preaching Notes – Sunday, 10 November 2024
Jesus sits across from the temple treasury (Matthew 12:38-44). He sits there observing what people decide to contribute to the temple, to worship; that is,
Jesus sits across from the temple treasury (Matthew 12:38-44). He sits there observing what people decide to contribute to the temple, to worship; that is,
“Which is the first of all the commandments?” (Mark 12:28) In other words, is there one commandment that holds the hundreds and hundreds of commandments
Our Gospel reading today culminates Jesus’ extended explanation of what it means to be His intentional disciple (Mark 10:35-45). As we have progressed through these special
In today’s Gospel, Jesus reveals that human impossibilities can become possibilities when we connect with God in our impossible struggles (Mark 10:17-30). Jesus encounters a
Today’s feast day commemorates the Blessed Virgin Mary’s assistance with the Christian naval victory over the Ottoman Turkish Empire at Lepanto on October 7, 1571.
Dear Friends United in Love of Christ and His Church: I have an urgent plea. I need you to take a moment to pray for
“Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not lose his
Last week, Jesus explained that as the Christ (in Hebrew: Messiah), He must go to Jerusalem, suffer many things and be killed (Mark 8:27-35). Recall
“Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke Him” (Mark 8:32). For what reason does Peter strongly admonish Jesus? Peter reprimands Jesus for speaking about
In today’s Gospel, Jesus dares to venture beyond the land of Israel where we have witnessed religious leaders especially mired in stubbornly keeping the “tradition