From the Gospel: Are you great enough to serve?

25th Sunday of ordinary time. Today’s readings: Wisdom 2:12,17-20; James 3:16–4:3; Mark 9:30-37 Narcissism. Psychologists have made us more aware of this phenomenon which wreaks havoc in many relationships. Those who have had to face the predicament of living with a narcissist often bear the wounds of this brutal force. Narcissists are, by definition, engrossed...