The feast of St. John the Evangelist, an apostole who played a very prominent role in many of the New Testament narratives, ...
Once again, we have lessons that are intended to help us understand how to be a disciple of Jesus -- what it means to follow Jesus. To put this in context, it's good to remember from the last couple ...
We learn in Mark 1, as Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send ...
As 2025 comes to a close, Lifeway Christian Resources reflects on a year marked by leadership transition, expanding ministry ...
He put a face to a God who was, before Jesus arrived, incorporeal, beyond human senses and human comprehension. In the words ...
In the last column, we investigated how the sacrament of reconciliation was prefigured in the Old Testament so as to prepare us for what takes place in the New Testament. God wants us to live in ...
Jesus called the disciples to follow him and to place everything, without reserve, in the service of the reign of God. But does that mean he wanted to call all Israel to discipleship? Was it his goal ...
Jesus calls us to rhyme our lives with his, just as the New Covenant rhymes with the Old. In past years, the WWJD (“What Would Jesus Do?”) phrase has become popular in some circles. It’s well intended ...
As a chronic overthinker, the last lines of the Gospel today were painfully relatable. As a child of God, they were beyond comforting. We are told that the apostles, whom the Gospel tells us were ...
As information has emerged that claims to show Jesus Christ had female disciples as well as male, we ask what the latest evidence is and who has uncovered it JESUS is conventionally thought to have ...