In this Jubilee Year dedicated to the pilgrimage of hope, we turn the page of a fresh calendar and consider how hopeful people engage a new year.

God promises to provide a “level road so that none shall stumble.” What stumbling blocks do I experience on my spiritual journey?

Bartimaeus is that rare recipient of a miracle who immediately becomes a disciple of Jesus. Immediately, of course, is a favorite Marcan word. Things happen at once in this gospel or not at all.

I was furious with my daughter. She had gotten on my last nerve with her whining and complaining. Finally, I blurted out, “Please, get out of my sight. Go to your room!”

One day at work I got a call from my wife. She was dealing with a difficult situation at home, but she caught me at an awkward time when I was up to my ears in deadlines, and I was neither much help nor much support.

My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our sins.

Be slow to speak, and only after having first listened quietly, so that you may understand the meaning, leanings, and wishes of those who do speak.

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