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Synoptic Parallels to Mark

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	Mark	Matthew	Luke
2:1-12	The Healing of a Paralytic	9:1-8	5:17-26
2:13-17	The Calling of Levi (Matthew)	9:9-13	5:27-32
2:18-22	The Question about Fasting	9:14-17	5:33-39
2:23-28	Plucking Grain on the Sabbath	12:1-8	6:1-5

Mark 2: 1-12 (7th Sunday of ordinary time - B)

• The Morally Disabled by Larry Broding - word-sunday.com
• Doug Proves a Disability Is Not Crippling - children's story by Larry Broding
• Capharnaum - the town of Jesus, by Fr. Stanislao Loffreda ofm
• Grab a Corner of the Blanket by Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com. Includes a link to a coloring page .
• Through the Roof - children's study, puzzles , coloring page - Higher Praise Christian Center.

• Proclaiming Faith - Reflections and discussion questions on the readings for each Sunday and holy day liturgy. Activities for young people are included. Some materials for younger children can be printed out.
• Clipart and Reflections on the Sunday readings - Fr. Lonsdale
• The Athenaeum of Ohio - The Pastoral Preaching Archives - Exegesis - Homily
• I Can Help - activity for young children - childrensministry.com
• Through the Roof - Drama by Nina Wallestad. Also see the conditions of use
• The first conflict arising from the proclamation of the Good News The Good News of God is like a light: it brings to light contradictions - Carmelite web site - with a clipart on the page.
• Bible Study - verse by verse lectionary commentary, St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Picayune, MS
• Healing the Deeper Wound - Gospel Reflections by Father Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R.
• "We never saw anything like this!" - The Gospel of Mark: a commentary & meditation
• Catena Aurea, St Thomas Aquinas
• Jesus Makes All the Difference, Robert Ombres O.P.
• Holy Spirit Interactive: Direct Bible Discovery - Sample Observations on Mark 2:1-12.
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index: Healing

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Mark 2: 13-25 (8th Sunday of ordinary time - B)

• When Not To Fast - Have you ever fasted? Why did you fast? - www.word-sunday.com
• Wisdom and Faith - Children's resources - www.word-sunday.com
• Proclaiming Faith - Reflections and discussion questions on the readings for each Sunday and holy day liturgy. Activities for young people are included. Some materials for younger children can be printed out.
• Clipart and Reflections on the Sunday readings - Fr. Lonsdale
• Bible Study - verse by verse lectionary commentary, St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Picayune, MS
• The Athenaeum of Ohio - The Pastoral Preaching Archives - Homily
• "Many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Jesus" - The Gospel of Mark: a commentary & meditation
• Catena Aurea, St Thomas Aquinas
• Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Concordance, with the following themes: Matthew (includes the calling of Matthew) - Calling the Disciples
• Meals, Food and Tablefellowship by Jerome H. Neyrey, The Social Sciences and New Testament Interpretation, 159-82.
• Questions, Chreai, and Challenges to Honor: The Interface of Rhetoric and Culture in Mark's Gospel by Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J., Catholic Biblical Quarterly 60 (1998) pages 657-81
• Capharnaum - archeological finds