25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Wis 2:12,17-20; Jm 3:16-4:3; Mk 9:30-37 

Haroun-al-Raschid (Aaron the Just) was the greatest of all the caliphs of Bagdad. In a wonderful book, called "The Arabian Nights," there are many interesting stories about him.

One day the caliph, Haroun-al-Raschid, made a great feast. The feast was held in the grandest room of the palace. The walls and ceiling glittered with gold and precious gems. The table was decorated with

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Isaiah 50:5-9; James 2:14-18; Mark 8:27-35

We are  all familiar with the term identity crisis. It is a modern phenomenon that man tries to find his own identity. Manny today ask the question  who they are?

In today's Gospel Jesus confronts his disciples with a very difficult question. The opinion of people about him, and their  personal opinion  about him. It is of the most dramatic interest to see where

23rd Sunday in the ordinary Time

Is 35:4-7;  James 2:1-5; Mark 7:31-37

"The Country of the Blind" is a Short story written by H.G Wells. While attempting to summit the unconquered crest of Parascotopetl, a fictitious mountain in Ecudor, a mountaineer named Nunez slips and falls down the far side of the mountain. At the end of his descent, down a snow-slope in the mountain's shadow, he finds a valley, cut off from the rest of the world on all sides by steep precipices.

It was an unusual village with windowless houses and a network of paths, all bordered by