Sunday, June 30, is the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Mass readings: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24; Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13; 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43. The Gospel ...

As noted last week, Jesus’ miracles come in two varieties: those involving nature and those involving healing. Last week’s Gospel, about Jesus calming the storm at sea, exemplified the former. This ...

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This miracle shows that not all religious leaders were against Jesus. Jairus, the official from the local synagogue, had heard about Jesus’ reputation as a miracle worker and begged him to cure his ...

One day Jesus was walking along and many people were following him, he had healed so many people. Great crowds would press close to him in hopes of touching him and being healed from their sicknesses ...

The Gospel lesson of Luke 8:41-56 has been a favorite of mine for the simple reason that I see it as presenting a “type” of the Church. Throughout the Gospels, wherever Jesus goes, a crowd is ...