Luke 14:26 (RSV) If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. The same ...

Thank you for joining our study about The Rich Man and Lazarus. There is much to learn from this short parable that Jesus told His disciples, found only in Luke’s gospel. Before we review the passage, ...

Today, evil seems so present and powerful that the faithful cry out with Jesus, "My God, why have you abandoned us?" (Mark 15:34). In his account of Jesus' passion, Luke invites us to enter into the ...

Did Jesus preach, as best we know? And if he did preach what kinds of things did he preach about? When Jesus speaks, the major verb that is used in the gospel accounts is "to teach...." He teaches his ...

Today, evil seems so present and powerful that the faithful cry out with Jesus, "My God, why have you abandoned us?" (Mark 15:34). In his account of Jesus' passion, Luke invites us to enter into the ...

VATICAN CITY — Learning to pray well is a continual process, but it should always start from a place of humility, as Jesus demonstrated in the Gospels, Pope Francis said Wednesday. “Even if we have ...

Today’s Gospel, from Mark, offers details about Jesus the teacher. We witness how Jesus shares knowledge, shifts worldviews, inspires action and foretells consequences. We also get a behind-the-scenes ...

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Something is not right with his heart. At least, that is what we think, and that is troubling news for a third-grade student. So, not long ago, he was wearing a heart monitor. One day after lunch, he ...

Jesus uses the parables of the King’s Wedding Feast and the Thief in the Night to teach His disciples to have to repent and to be prepared for the day He comes again. Jesus teaches His disciples to ...