Lent: So much more than a French word for “slow”
This time tomorrow, it will be Ash Wednesday, and therefore the start of Lent. While Lent is a french word meaning “slow” – it’s also the word we use to…
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Mary, the Mother of God
When I attended Bible School in 1998-99, I began an incredible journey discovering the depth and the beauty of my Catholic faith. While I have always been Catholic, the…
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St. Joseph
I’ve often felt bad for St. Joseph, the husband of Mary and foster father to Jesus. He literally had the perfect family. His wife was the woman God chose…
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Unfolding Scripture: Mark 16
Mark 15 ended with Jesus being laid in the tomb, and this chapter begins with Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome heading for the tomb to anoint…
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Unfolding Scripture: Mark 15
Mark 15 presents us with the tragic sequence of events from Jesus’ trial up until His death and burial. Mark 15:1-5 begins with Jesus’ interrogation by Pontius Pilate. One…
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Unfolding Scripture: Mark 14
Mark 14 is one of the longest chapters in the Gospel of Mark, spanning the sequence from Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem and the Last Supper up until His arrest and…
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Unfolding Scripture: Mark 13 (The End is Near?)
Mark 13 is titled The Eschatological Discourse. Eschatology is a part of theology that focuses on the last things: death, judgment, Heaven, and Hell – and is intrinsically linked with…
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Unfolding Scripture: Mark 12
Mark 12 begins with the parable of tenants in a vineyard (12:1-12) who, after abusing a variety of their landlord’s slaves and servants finally kill his son in hopes of…
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Unfolding Scripture: Mark 11
In Mark 11, things are coming to their pivotal point: Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection. This chapter begins with the scene we celebrate on Palm Sunday: Jesus enters Jerusalem to…
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Unfolding Scripture: Mark 10
The first section of Mark 10 (1-12) contains some of Jesus’ most explicit thought on marriage. He is initially challenged by the Pharisees to explain why Moses allowed divorce…