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 ...

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!” ...

Jeremiah 31:7-9, Psalms 126:1-6, Hebrews 5:1-6, Mark 10:46-52 Today’s Gospel tells the story about Bartimaeus, the blind man, and his cure. But it also tells the story of the great company of Jesus’ ...

There are many things that make up a person's sense of humor: the books they've read, the people they've known, how much of a struggle high school was (because nothing breeds a sense of humor like ...

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 ...

Jonathan Stroud’s bestselling Bartimaeus trilogy is about to become a series with the publication of a new Bartimaeus title by Random House Children’s Books this month. The Ring of Solomon is a ...

EXCLUSIVE: Start Media has optioned film and television rights to Jonathan Stroud‘s award-winning young adult fantasy series, The Bartimaeus Sequence. It gives a new lease on life for a four-book ...

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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.

Jesus was leaving Jericho, followed by a large crowd, on his way to Jerusalem when he came across a blind beggar called Bartimaeus. Jewish people also believed that illness and disability were a ...