Terence Murray

Advent reaches a climax as we anticipate Christmas. This eager waiting that we were all looking forward to will soon be filled with the awe-inspiring birth of Jesus.

Joy is contagious. It demands we share the same with others. If we fail or hesitate, it becomes a killjoy.

A reminder that if we are to prepare a home for Jesus, there could be no better place than our hearts.

Why do we need to do all this? The answer is because you need strength to stand before the Son of Man.

The Gospel reading echoes the sentiment beginning as a dialogue between Pilate, a Roman Governor, and Jesus, a Jewish Preacher.

As much as we find great joy in receiving, there is equal and double joy in giving.

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time ( Year B)
Sunday Readings: Deuteronomy 6:2-6, Hebrews 7:23-28 & Mark 12:28-34

Today's Gospel tells of a confident man named Bartimaeus, a blind beggar seated outside the temple gates.

There is a saying, "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Today's Gospel text offers us something to ponder as we talk about power. One may ask why is it that we need to exercise power? Why does one have to be powerful?