In the Gospel according to Mark, Jesus and his disciples are leaving Jericho and on their way to Jerusalem when they hear a blind beggar named Bartimaeus cry out, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” ...

It’s the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time and today’s gospel is the familiar story of the encounter of our Lord Jesus Christ with the blind Bartimaeus in Jericho. I am blessed to have visited Jericho two ...

Today’s Sunday Gospel is once more about the cure of the Blind Bartimaeus. You can read it in your Bible in Mark 10:46-52. “As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, ...

What does Bartimaeus do when he’s healed? He follows Jesus along the way — the way that leads to death and glory. LEFT: Fernando Gallego, “The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus,” 1480-1488. RIGHT: Václav ...

Mark 10:46 “And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.” The ...

When you think of Jesus’ disciples, who comes to mind? Impulsive Peter and doubting Thomas? Surely. James and John, the Zebedee boys? Of course. Mary Magdalene and some of the other women mentioned in ...

When Jesus encounters the blind man Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, in Mark’s Gospel, he has just unveiled the last of the three Passion predictions, in which he explains the suffering and death that ...

Sunday, Oct. 27, is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52. The story of Bartimaeus is also our story. We, too, must ...

“What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see” (Mark 10:51). Sir 42:15-25; Mark 10:46-52 The story of Bartimaeus is the story of how we all come to faith.

What would it be like to be blind from birth? Sight offers one way of understanding the world, blindness another. The disparity is inexplicable. We have multiple accounts of Jesus healing the blind.