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23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Year B
September 8, 2024
Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, SJ

He Began to Teach Them

In the gospel of Mark, Jesus stopped the miracles and began a new phase of his mission.

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser
OMI

Repent

In the gospels, the particular word used for repentance is metanoia. Literally this means to do an about face, to turn around, to face in an entirely new direction.

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

Being Able to Hear

Before Jesus does a miracle, Jesus talks to the person for whom the miracle will be done. In this case, he does charades.

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The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

At the Same Table

Mark presents Jesus as the kind of savior prophesied by Isaiah, one who “makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

Open Heart

Do you give the same respect to people who have money and prestige as to those who don’t?

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A Poem to
Sit With

J Janda

The Light

You cannot change others, no

but you can see them with new eyes

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