Remember the jar of expensive, perfumed oil that Mary pours on Jesus’ feet. We know Mary, Martha and Lazarus weren’t rich, and this oil was expensive. They would have been saving it for a special occasion.
Scripture
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
I’ve been a priest for 50 years and still struggle with the problem of evil
The dispossession Christ experienced in his crucifixion is an act of solidarity with the dispossessed of the world.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis on Palm Sunday: ‘In drawing close to those ill-treated by life, we are loving Jesus.’
In Palm Sunday services at the Vatican, Pope Francis said that to admire Jesus “is not enough. We have to follow in his footsteps.”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
St. Mark’s Gospel: A Murder Mystery?
At the beginning of his Passion, Jesus bears witness to the truth as he allows himself to be proclaimed the messiah.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Reflection: Women were oppressed in Jesus’ time, too. How much longer will we stand by?
Jesus does not condemn the woman caught in adultery, and he does not condemn us. But he challenges her, and he challenges us, to sin no more.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Reflection: The freedom that Óscar Romero found in Jesus
The freedom we find in Christ can lead us to act on behalf of the marginalized.
Posted inFaith, The Word
The spirit propels Christianity forward
Jesus emphasizes the selflessness of the shepherd, insisting that he volunteers to protect his flock.
Posted inFaith, The Word
The Gospel is meant to be preached. It’s our responsibility to do it.
Jesus teaches the apostles by opening their minds to understand the Scriptures.
Posted inFaith, The Word
God calls us to redistribute not just wealth but mercy too
Divine Mercy Sunday reminds us to pray for God’s compassion and forgiveness and to afford the same to one another.
Posted inFaith, The Word
Jesus is risen, exclusion is dead.
The reactions of the early Christian witnesses are a mixture of fear, faith, confusion and understanding.