This Sunday we are drawn into the midst of a raging storm upon the sea with Jesus and the disciples. As Tony explains, this episode is a central part of Mark’s Christological argument, for through it he seeks to communicate to us Who Jesus Is. In the end, Mark turns to us and challenges us with an all-important question: Who is this, Whom even the wind and sea obey?
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Job 38:1, 8-11
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 107:23-24, 25-26, 28-29, 30-31
Reading 2: 2 Corinthians 5:14-17
Gospel: Mark 4:35-41
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.