Columnists
Noel Ethan Tan

Faith in Stages

Mark’s account of the healing of the blind man (Mark 8:22-25) is unique in a sense that he was healed in stages. It was from

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Columnists
Noel Ethan Tan

The Markan Sandwich

Wisdom 1:13-2:24 , Psalm 30, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5:21-43 Mark 5 mentions the raising of Jairus’ daughter, switches to the woman with a hemorrhage,

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Still Life with Bible, Vincent van Gogh (1885)
Apologetics
Noel Ethan Tan

Prudent Evangelization

Mark 12:18-27 Jesus’s dialogue with the Sadducees in today’s Gospel highlights prudence while evangelizing. What most people don’t know about the Sadducees is that despite

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Religion
Noel Ethan Tan

The First Commandment

Mark 12:28-34 In this Gospel, Jesus reveals the first commandment, “The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with

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Columnists
Erin Cain

Leaves Without Fruit

Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple area. He looked around at everything and, since it was already late, went out to Bethany with

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Religion
Noel Ethan Tan

Parable of the Wicked Tenants

2 Peter 1:2-7, Psalm 91, Mark 12:1-12 The wicked tenants in this Gospel passage do not just represent Israel’s leaders. Our Lord too, has left

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Apologetics
AnneMarie Miller

Imitating the Gaze of Jesus

I used to be (and unfortunately, still am at times) a rather obnoxious Catholic. Fueled by my enthusiasm for Truth — and wanting affirmation of

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Apologetics
Noel Ethan Tan

Suffering Servant

Mark 10:32-45 The Apostles heard Jesus preach about the kingdom many times and they believed this kingdom was to come before His death. It is

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