DEEP: Daily Encounter Enrichment Podcast

A #DEEP reflection on the Gospel of Mark 4 : 21-25 Jesus said to his disciples, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible; nothing is secret except to come to light. Anyone who has ears to hear ought to hear." He also told them, "Take care what you hear. The measure with which...

A #DEEP reflection on the Gospel of Mark 4 : 1-20 On another occasion, Jesus began to teach by the sea. A very large crowd gathered around him  so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land. And he taught them at length in parables, and in the course of his instruction he said to them, Hear this! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowe...

A #DEEP Dive in the Gospel of Mark 3 : 31-35 Now his mother and his brothers arrived and, standing outside, sent in a message asking for him. A crowd was sitting round him at the t ime the message was passed to him, 'Look, your mother and brothers and sisters are outside asking for you.' He replied, 'Who are my mother and my brothers?' And looking at those sitting in a circle round him, he said, '...

A #DEEP Dive in the Gospel of Mark 16:15-18 15 He said to them, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages. 18 They will pick up serpents [with their hands], and...

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday of the Word of God A #DEEP Dive on the book of Jonah 3:1-5, 10 The word of the LORD came to Jonah, saying: “Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you.” So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’S bidding. Now Nineveh was an enormously large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah beg...

A #DEEP Dive in the Gospel of Mark 3 : 20-21 Blasphemy of the Scribes. 20 * He came home. * Again [the] crowd gathered, making it impossible for them even to eat. 21 When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” ----------------------------------------------------- 📲 Connect with us on all the things: 📘 Facebook : www.facebook.com/FeastSMD ❤️...

A #DEEP Dive in the Gospel of Mark 3 : 13-19 The Mission of the Twelve.  13 He went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him.  14 He appointed twelve [whom he also named apostles] that they might be with him* and he might send them forth to preach  15 and to have authority to drive out demons:  16 * [he appointed the twelve:] Simon, whom he named P...

A #DEEP reflection on the Gospel of Mark 3 : 7-12 Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples. A large number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea. Hearing what he was doing, a large number of people came to him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon. He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crow...

A #DEEP reflection on the Gospel of Mark 3 : 1-6 Jesus entered the synagogue. There was a man there who had a withered hand. They watched him closely to see if he would cure him on the sabbath so that they might accuse him. He said to the man with the withered hand, "Come up here before us." Then he said to them, "Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather t...

A #DEEP Dive in the Gospel of Mark 2 : 23-28 As Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the sabbath, his disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain. At this the Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?" He said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry? How he went into...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 2:18-22 The Question About Fasting. 18 The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were accustomed to fast. People came to him and objected, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 19 Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegro...

A #DEEP Dive on the Book of 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19 Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was. The LORD called to Samuel, who answered, “Here I am.” Samuel ran to Eli and said, “Here I am.  You called me.” “I did not call you, “  Eli said.  “Go back to sleep.” So he went back to sleep. Again the LORD called Samuel, who rose and went to Eli. “Here I am, “ he...

A #DEEP Dive in the Gospel of Mark 2:13-17 The Call of Levi. 13 Once again he went out along the sea. All the crowd came to him and he taught them. 14 As he passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. 15 While he was at table in his house, * many tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his disciples; for t...

A #DEEP Dive in the Gospel of Mark 2 : 1-12 The Healing of a Paralytic. 1 When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at home. 2 Many gathered together so that there was no longer room for them, not even around the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 4 Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd, t...

A #DEEP reflection on the Gospel of Mark 1 : 40-45 A leper came to him and kneeling down begged him and said, "If you wish, you can make me clean." Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, "I do will it. Be made clean." The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean. Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once. Then he said to him, "See that you te...

A #DEEP reflection on the Gospel of Mark 1 : 29-39 On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Simon's mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately told him about her. He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them. When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were ill or po...

A #DEEP Dive in the Gospel of Mark 1 : 21-28 Jesus came to Capernaum with his followers, and on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught. The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes. In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit; he cried out, "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us?...

A #DEEP Dive in the Gospel of Mark 1:14-20 The Beginning of the Galilean Ministry. 14 After John had been arrested, * Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: 15 “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” The Call of the First Disciples. * 16 As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their n...

The Baptism of the Lord A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 1:7-11 This is what John the Baptist proclaimed:  “One mightier than I is coming after me. I am not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals. I have baptized you with water;  he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” It happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee  and was baptized in the Jord...

A #DEEP Dive in the Gospel of John 3 : 22-30 Jesus and his disciples went into the region of Judea, where he spent some time with them baptizing. John was also baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was an abundance of water there, and people came to be baptized, for John had not yet been imprisoned. Now a dispute arose between the disciples of John and a Jew about ceremonial washings. So th...

Friday after Epiphany A #DEEP Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 5:12-16 It happened that there was a man full of leprosy in one of the towns where Jesus was; and when he saw Jesus, he fell prostrate, pleaded with him, and said, “Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.” Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do will it. Be made clean.” And the leprosy left him immediately. Then he...

A #DEEP dive on the Gospel of Luke 4 : 14-22 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region. He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all. He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled...

A #DEEP reflection on the Gospel of Mark 6:45-52 45 Then he made his disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida, * while he dismissed the crowd. 46 * And when he had taken leave of them, he went off to the mountain to pray. 47 When it was evening, the boat was far out on the sea and he was alone on shore. 48 Then he saw that they were tossed about while rowing,...

Memorial of Saint John Neumann A #DEEP reflection on the Gospel of Mark 6:34-44 When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.  By now it was already late and his disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already very late.  Dismiss them so that they c...

A #DEEP Dive in the Gospel of Matthew 4:12-17,23-25 12  When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.  13  Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali—  14  to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah: 15  “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyo...