What does Bartimaeus do when he’s healed? He follows Jesus along the way — the way that leads to death and glory. LEFT: Fernando Gallego, “The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus,” 1480-1488. RIGHT: Václav ...

Sunday, Oct. 27, is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52. The story of Bartimaeus is also our story. We, too, must ...

This week, a friend arrived at our weekly supper club with a large Black Forest gateau. Slicing into it revealed unctuous layers of rum-soaked chocolate sponge, cream, jam, meringue, and chocolate, ...

When anyone cries out to God for healing or help, God always listens, Pope Leo XIV said. "There is no cry that God does not hear, even when we are not aware we are addressing him," the pope told ...