Voices
Michael R. Simone, S.J., is contributing editor at America and pastor of Gesù Parish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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The Evangelists had come to believe that Jesus was indeed the bearer of divine authority.
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Mark’s community found themselves waiting for deliverance during a time of great distress.
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Only a life spent pursuing the love of God will leave something that survives the encounter with death.
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God’s dream for humanity is bigger than the social realities of the day.
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Those who wait on the least will be the ones in whom God will find a reflection of the Son.
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The behaviors of Christians could hinder the Spirit's work.
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Jesus restores the perception and voice of many.
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A crucial text in the divine “rescue mission” Mark outlines in his Gospel
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The purpose of biblical law was to train the human heart in divine wisdom.
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Jesus challenged his listeners to think beyond food; it is the spirit that gives life.