"Then He said to them all, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me’" (Luke 9:23). This Bible verse is from the Gospel of Luke, one of the ...

Sunday, Oct. 13, is the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Wisdom 7:7-11; Psalm 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30 or 10:17-27. Today’s Gospel invites us to wrestle with ...

Although the second reading of the first Sunday in February was 1 Corinthians 13 (commonly known as the love chapter), the lectionary was not setting us up to celebrate Valentine’s Day. When Paul ...

Unlike Elvis, about whom there have been no end of alleged sightings — from Memphis to the moon — nearly all the Jesus sightings we have on record are confined to the New Testament. Of course, these ...

As reflected in our Scripture readings at Mass this Sunday, following Jesus Christ is not an easy task. It demands a total death to self and a desire to live only for him and his teachings. Many ...

Jesus used lots of parables - stories that teach a lesson. Jesus’ use of parables is a little surprising. We often think of parables being used to illustrate and teach and give insight into an ...

Churches are seeing twice as many people committing to following Jesus Christ compared to five years ago, according to a latest research report called Changing Church just published by the Evangelical ...

Throughout life, we are all faced with burning questions that at times cause us to struggle with why we are even here on this planet, such as: “What lake should I fish today that will yield me the ...

Have you ever been mistreated by someone? If you have been alive for any length of time, you have probably been mistreated by someone. It could be a sibling, a friend, a co-worker, a supervisor, an ...