Mark’s gospel reading about the healing of the paralytic is a busy reading with seemingly many different levels of engagement going on (Mark 2: 1-12).  The story goes that, as Jesus returns home to Capernaum, crowds immediately gather around where he is staying. …

The season that calls us to be patient and vigilant, reflective and awake, peaceful and deliberate, gives us a child as a symbol of this season’s spirit.  This is quite interesting given the observance of how short the attention span can be for a child! …