Year B 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Numb. 11:25-29; Jas. 5:1-6; Mk. 9:38-43, 45, 47-48

The conflict between good and evil is one of the precepts of the Zoroastrial faith, first enshrined by Zarathustra over 3000 years ago. It is also one of the most common conventional themes in literature, and is sometimes considered to be a universal part of the

Year B 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

Year B 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Is 50:5-9; Jas 2:14-18; Mk 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. Many 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

Year B 23rd Sunday in 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