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April 2014

April 05, 2014
Earlier this week I was in Morristown New Jersey to speak to a group of...
April 04, 2014
School Mass today and the theme is forgiveness. So I tell a story about Jimmy...
April 04, 2014
This blog is called Standing on My Head, so while everybody is pouting and posturing...
April 04, 2014
The Healing of a Boy with a Demon 14When they came to the disciples, they saw...
April 03, 2014
Thank you for continuing the Lent Bible study. Remember if you want to read previous...
April 02, 2014
This Lent I've gone back to basics and not only read Mark's gospel, but have...
April 02, 2014
Today is the turning point in the gospel story. The ministry of Jesus transitions towards...
April 01, 2014
The Feeding of Four Thousand. 1In those days when there again was a great crowd...

March 2014

March 31, 2014
Welcome to the fourth week of Lent and we continue our journey through Mark's gospel....
March 28, 2014
After the astounding signs of the feeding of the 5,000 and walking on the water,...
March 27, 2014
Like yesterday's story of the Feeding of the Five Thousand, this story is full of...
March 26, 2014
Here is my latest article for Catholic Online  Pope Francis has reminded us that the...
March 26, 2014
Here is the link to my free weekly newsletter. This week there are articles on...
March 26, 2014
Mark returns to his agenda of revealing who Jesus really is. The signs that Jesus...
March 25, 2014
Welcome to day 15 of our Blobble Study of Mark's gospel. By reading the whole...
March 24, 2014
Are you still with us? I'm finding it a little bit difficult with my busy...
March 21, 2014
We continue chapter five with another longer, more detailed story. We began in chapter one...
March 21, 2014
Here is my latest published article for Integrated Catholic  Life--on the use of material things...
March 20, 2014
In chapter five suddenly we are given longer, more detailed stories about Jesus. Having established...
March 19, 2014
My boys have this video game where they are soldiers fighting in war. They have...
March 19, 2014
Welcome to Day 11 of our Blobble Study of Mark's gospel. I am very much...
March 18, 2014
Yesterday's post explained why Jesus taught in parables. Today's reading goes on to recount three...
March 17, 2014
The other day I saw a snarky comment about the legend of St Patrick casting...
March 17, 2014
Today's reading contains one of the most mysterious and difficult to understand passages in all...
March 14, 2014
Welcome to the eighth day of our Lenten Blobble Study of Mark's gospel. Don't forget...
March 13, 2014
Welcome to Day Seven of the Lent Blobble Study. We begin chapter three today and...
March 12, 2014
Jesus makes a shocking statement when he says that if your eye offends you it...
March 12, 2014
Welcome to Day Six of the Lenten Blobble Study of Mark's Gospel. We conclude chapter...
March 11, 2014
It occurs to me in watching children play that they know something that we have...
March 11, 2014
Welcome to Day Five of the Lent Blobble Study. Today we begin chapter two of...
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