In today’s Gospel reading, St. Mark recounts for us the healing of two women by Jesus – a 12 year old girl, and a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for 12 years. The second healing is ‘sandwiched’ between two moments in the healing of the little girl. As Jesus is going to respond […]

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Deacon Peyton Plessala’s first homily, given Ascension Sunday, June 2, 2019, the day after his ordination to the deaconate for the Archdiocese of Mobile. “When he said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight.” I don’t know about you, but the Ascension has never […]

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