Reflecting on Mark for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From The Gospel of Mark, by Mary Healy, commenting on Mark 6:30-34 ——— The previous scene ended with Jesus and his disciples going off to a “deserted place” for some much-needed rest. The moment word...
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From The Gospel of Mark, by Mary Healy, commenting on Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 ——— The third section is the climax, in which the point of the whole discussion (7:1–23) comes to light. After his lengthy...
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From The Gospel of Mark, by Mary Healy, commenting on Mark 7:31-37 ——— When Jesus arrives in the Decapolis he meets with a very different reception than on his first visit, when the people begged him...
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From The Gospel of Mark, by Mary Healy, commenting on Mark 8:27-35 ——— Jesus’ call to radical self-denial is not mere fatalism, a grim resignation to harsh fate. Nor is he saying that suffering and...
View ArticleReflecting on Mark for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From The Gospel of Mark, by Mary Healy, commenting on Mark 9:30-37 ——— Jesus sits, the customary posture for a teacher in the ancient world (see 4:1), and calls the Twelve around him for a further...
View ArticleReflecting on Mark for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
From The Gospel of Mark, by Mary Healy, commenting on Mark 10:2-16 ——— Now Jesus comes to the heart of the matter, the real “commandment” he wishes to draw attention to, which is given not in the fifth...
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From The Gospel of Mark, by Mary Healy, commenting on Mark 10:17-30 ——— Jesus puts his finger on the source of the man’s dissatisfaction. Despite his fidelity to the law, he lacks the one thing...
View ArticleReflecting on Mark for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From The Gospel of Mark, by Mary Healy, commenting on Mark 10:46-52 ——— Jesus and his companions arrive at Jericho, an ancient city fifteen miles northeast of Jerusalem, the site of Israel’s first...
View ArticleReflecting on Mark for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
From The Gospel of Mark, by Mary Healy, commenting on Mark 13:24-32 ——— Finally, Jesus comes to the climactic event that will occur after the tribulation already mentioned but in those days, that is,...
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Now Available: Hebrews, by Mary Healy
In this addition to the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture, respected New Testament scholar Mary Healy unpacks the Letter to the Hebrews, making its difficult and puzzling passages accessible to...
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