In the Gospel according to Mark, Jesus and his disciples are leaving Jericho and on their way to Jerusalem when they hear a blind beggar named Bartimaeus cry out, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” ...

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 ...

Jeremiah 31:7-9, Psalms 126:1-6, Hebrews 5:1-6, Mark 10:46-52 Today’s Gospel tells the story about Bartimaeus, the blind man, and his cure. But it also tells the story of the great company of Jesus’ ...

The story of Blind Bartimaeus is a story for us all. At first glance we might wonder, “What could I possibly have in common with a blind beggar?” Jesus and his disciples are traveling through Jericho ...

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When Jesus encounters the blind man Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, in Mark’s Gospel, he has just unveiled the last of the three Passion predictions, in which he explains the suffering and death that ...

What would it be like to be blind from birth? Sight offers one way of understanding the world, blindness another. The disparity is inexplicable. We have multiple accounts of Jesus healing the blind.

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