The Glorious Epiphany
The Epiphany of our Lord, the manifestation of God the Son in the person of Jesus Christ at His Baptism in the Jordan…
The Epiphany of our Lord, the manifestation of God the Son in the person of Jesus Christ at His Baptism in the Jordan…
What is Christmas day? Is it a time to spend with family and friends? Is it a time to feast, or is Christmas…
As important as Jesus’ familial background may have been, that was not quite what a reader who read the genealogy would emphasize. In…
In this passage Matthew may work from an assumption that some people, both in his day and in ours, would challenge: the ability…
For God’s people, Thanksgiving is far more than a special day on the calendar. The Bible urges us to live a life of…
St. Paul teaches us that in baptism we die with Christ, in baptism we are resurrected with Christ, in baptism we are initiated…
In the face of death the enigma of human existence reaches its climates. Man is not only the vic- tim of pain and…
A rule of life supports ongoing relationships in community. It is a set of practices that defines relationships with ourselves, with God, and…
Now Luke turns from mission and discipleship to basic attitudes the disciple is to possess. In a series of three passages he addresses…
The journey’s initial section concentrates on disciples. After some initial failure by the disciples, success follows in the mission of the seventy-two. In…