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Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, S. J.

Death and Life

What is envy, and how could it bring about death? My greedy eyes and yours have seen what another person has...

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser, OMI

Touching the Hem of the Garment

By the time we get to possess ourselves, all of us have been wounded, shamed in our enthusiasm...

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

Shame and the Lord

Jairus believes that Jesus could heal his daughter, but only if he comes right away. And so Jairus urges Jesus to drop everything and come.

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The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

Life: the Essence of Salvation

We must, therefore, be on the side of life, opposed to death. This should include opposition to all those things that diminish life.

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

The woman with the hemorrhage had a condition unacceptable to the culture of the time. What did she risk when she joined the crowd to touch Jesus’ garment?

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A Poem
to Sit With

J. Janda

He is all
around us

we must
attend Him”

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