All posts tagged Son of man
Descending the Mountain
From glory to the cross, from high mountain top to the valley, from acceptance to rejection, how often that is the path we must travel. Peter, James, and John had …
Are We There Yet?
In baseball a pitcher who throws the ball way outside may be intentionally “setting up” for the next pitch, the perfect inside, strike three. A “set up” is part of …
Called to Serve
The disciples had trouble understanding Jesus. They were so immersed in their own thoughts and ideas that, at times, they didn’t comprehend what Jesus was actually saying. Jesus had just …
Selfishness or Service
Jesus teaches the disciples that true and lasting greatness is found in service not selfishness. Today ambition, to be the best, the greatest, the number one, consists in getting ahead …
Paying the Tax
Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c Mt 17:22-27 In today’s first reading the prophet Ezechiel beholds a vision of the “likeness” of the glory of the Lord. …
Flesh and Blood
Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Acts 9:1-20 John 6: 52-59 For those of us who believe, communion with Jesus Christ reaches its deepest level and greatest expression in the …
A Story That Introduces the Son of Man
Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Is 43:18-19, 21-22, 24b-25 2 Cor 1:18-22 Mk 2:1-12 Our Gospel today leaves us hanging. It is the beginning of a section of Mark …






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