by Johnny Zokovitch Director of Communications, Pax Christi USA This is a reflection on the gospel reading for Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. Leprosy in Jesus’ time was a condition that had nothing to do with what we consider today to be Hansen’s disease, and typically stories about the healings of lepers in the gospel are less … Continue reading REFLECTION: Mark 1:40-45, the audacity of the marginalized
REFLECTION: Mark 1:29-39, on irrelevant widows, the sick & the poor, & religion going rogue
by Johnny Zokovitch Director of Communications, Pax Christi USA [This is a reflection on the gospel reading for today, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015.] In this middle section of Mark’s first chapter, we’re seeing early scenes from the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry. There are three distinct, short passages contained in these eleven verses, which continue the … Continue reading REFLECTION: Mark 1:29-39, on irrelevant widows, the sick & the poor, & religion going rogue