Special Edition Today’s Topic: 1, 2, 3, 4) Terry speaks on a chapter of the book Deliver Us from Evil by Father Basil Nortz, ORC. Based on Sacred Scripture and magisterial writings, Father Nortz outlines the meaning of diabolical influence and the differing degrees. The appendix of the book includes prayers and sacramentals recommended by the Church […]
1) Gospel – Mk 8:14-21 – The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. Jesus enjoined them, “Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” They concluded among themselves that it was because they had no bread. When He became aware
Today’s Topics: 1) Gospel – Mk 8:11-13 – The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from Him a sign from heaven to test Him. He sighed from the depth of His Spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this
Today’s Topics: 1) Gospel – Mk 7:31-37 – Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to Him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged Him to lay His Hand on him. He took him off
Today’s Topics: 1) Gospel – Mk 7:24-30 – Jesus went to the district of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it, but he could not escape notice. Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him. She came and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she begged
Today’s Topics: 1) Gospel – Mk 7:14-23 – Jesus summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear Me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.”When He got home away from the crowd His disciples questioned Him about
Today’s Topics: 1) Gospel – Mk 7:1-13 – When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they observed that some of His disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. (For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews, do not eat without carefully washing their hands, keeping the tradition
Today’s Topics: 1) Gospel – Mk 6:53-56 – After making the crossing to the other side of the sea, Jesus and His disciples came to land at Gennesaret and tied up there. As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized Him. They scurried about the surrounding country and began to bring in the sick on mats
Today’s Topics: 1) Gospel – Mk 6:14-29 – King Herod heard about Jesus, for his fame had become widespread, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead; That is why mighty powers are at work in him.” Others were saying, “He is Elijah”; still others, “He is a prophet like any of the prophets.” But when Herod learned of
