Posts Tagged With: Gospel of Mark

Today’s find: Desert drive-by

It’s hard to tell, based on St. Mark’s account, precisely what happened to Jesus during his desert sojourn.

We learn that it lasted for forty days—but Mark provides none of detail we find in the stories told by Matthew and Luke.

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Today’s find: Paternidad*

Sometimes my son the Jesuit says things that I simply do not understand.

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Sunday Snippets

Come on along: You can find a weekly gathering of Catholic bloggers here at RAnn’s place, where you’ll also find a nifty little app for generating a patron saint’s name.

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Today’s find: Soft touch

Lately I’ve been thinking that maybe Michelangelo got it wrong.

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That’s one powerful digit.

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Today’s find: New eyes

We got to spend some quality time with Hannah – our week-old granddaughter – last night, and I can only describe it as an eye-opening experience.

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Today’s find: You are what you eat.

I’ve long been intrigued by Bartimaeus, the blind beggar of Jericho, whom we encounter in Mark’s gospel.

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