From today’s Scripture: “Like the choice fat of the sacred offerings, so was David in Israel.”—Sir 47:2 The first reading from Sirach extols all the

From today’s Scripture: “Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. He instructed

When I moved to Florida, my first friends were my colleagues in my department. One in particular became like family. Her husband and mine were

From today’s Scripture: “Christ took away our infirmities and bore our diseases.”—Alleluia verse The meditation of our Alleluia precedes Mark’s account of two miracles of

From today’s Scripture: “He had to become like his brothers and sisters in every way, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest

From today’s Scripture: “The LORD keeps faith forever, secures justice for the oppressed, gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets captives free.”—Ps 146:6 When

From today’s Scripture: “‘Quiet! Be still!’ The wind ceased and there was great calm.”—Mk 4:39 The cares of life sometimes can feel like great wind

From today’s Scripture: “Kingdom of God…is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds

From today’s Scripture: “I will give my eyes no sleep, my eyelids no rest, Till I find a home for the LORD, a dwelling for

From today’s Scripture: “Now then, speak thus to my servant David, ‘The LORD of hosts has this to say: It was I who took you