A House Divided
By FR. ROBERT ALTIER Tenth Sunday In Ordinary Time (YR B) Readings: Gen. 3:9-15 2 Cor. 4:13-5:1 Mark 3:20-35 In the Gospel reading today our Lord states that if a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand. The context of this statement is the accusation leveled against Jesus that He was driving out demons by Beelzebul. So our Lord said if Satan has risen against himself, he cannot stand; it is the end of him. Unfortunately, the vile creature does not appear to be divided against himself at the present time. Instead, it appears he has been granted a fair amount of leeway to cause havoc for God’s people and for the world. If he has been given this…Continue Reading