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Sharing Love with the Unknown

April 25, 2023 By Elizabeth Bentrup 3 Comments

Mark’s evangelism took fierce courage to go beyond his boundaries, into the unknown, to the unseen, sharing news he knew was urgent, life-sustaining, and fortifying. 

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Filed Under: Parenting, Saints Tagged With: parenting, saints, St. Mark, suicide, teenagers, teens at church

Prayer as Antihistamine

April 25, 2021 By Elizabeth Bentrup Leave a Comment

I read somewhere that Saint Mark the Evangelist is the patron saint of people dealing with insect bites.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: patron saints, Prayer, St. Mark

Faith at Home: Planning Ahead to April

March 23, 2018 By Nurya Love Parish Leave a Comment

In just a little over a week, it will be Easter.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Annunciation, Blessed Virgin Mary, Easter, St. Mark

Drama among the saints: St. Mark’s story has lessons for us.

April 25, 2017 By Marcus Halley 1 Comment

Even though Mark, Peter and Paul were direct followers of Jesus Christ, they had issues. The light of Christ still shone though.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Holy Week, reconciliation, St. Mark

Honoring St. Mark the Evangelist

April 25, 2016 By Nurya Love Parish 4 Comments

Today we celebrate the feast day of St. Mark. What lessons can we draw from his life?

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Planning Ahead to Celebrate St. Mark

April 20, 2016 By Maria Nolletti Ross Leave a Comment

St. Mark’s feast day is April 25th. Celebrate the saint by preparing Sautéed Mustard Greens and reflecting on the parable included in his Gospel.

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: gardening, St. Mark

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