Michael Simone, S.J.

Whatever we give—time, resources, skills, attention—the offering ought to be like the widow’s: complete, courageous and with total trust in grace.

Jesus drew on the biblical meaning of love, commanding unwavering loyalty to God and neighbor.

The Evangelists had come to believe that Jesus was indeed the bearer of divine authority.

Mark’s community found themselves waiting for deliverance during a time of great distress.

Only a life spent pursuing the love of God will leave something that survives the encounter with death.

God’s dream for humanity is bigger than the social realities of the day.

Those who wait on the least will be the ones in whom God will find a reflection of the Son.

The behaviors of Christians could hinder the Spirit’s work.

Jesus restores the perception and voice of many.

A crucial text in the divine “rescue mission” Mark outlines in his Gospel