I have heard it said by some of my colleagues that Mark’s Gospel is a subversive gospel. Their reasoning is that this Good News account of Jesus cuts to the heart of social, political, religious and ...

It’s almost a paradox that, although Mark’s is the shortest Gospel and we’ve read it on five Sundays since Jan. 10, we’re just today finishing chapter one! For the past three weeks, Jesus has healed ...

VATICAN CITY — The Gospel story of Jesus healing the leper illustrates how nothing will stop God from tenderly and compassionately drawing close to people who want to be healed and saved, Pope Francis ...

Today’s Gospel is a lesson in gratitude, especially in gratitude to God, which is its own separate category. Ten lepers approach Jesus. “Approach” is used advisedly, since Old Testament Law restricted ...

After Jesus identified himself and his ministry with the messianic text in Isaiah 61, filled with the Spirit and anointed to bring good news, liberation and healing to God’s people, he proceeds to do ...

The Gospel story of Jesus healing the leper illustrates how nothing will stop God from tenderly and compassionately drawing close to people who want to be healed and saved, Pope Francis said. "Each ...