Through his words and actions, Jesus of Nazareth excited expectations that he was (or would be) the Messiah. That Jesus inspired this hope likely led the Roman authorities to crucify him. Jesus didn’t ...

In this desert scene, the Lord Jesus faces down three fundamental areas of temptation and shows us how to do so too.

In the Sermon in the Mount Jesus gave his listeners an example of how to pray, and today this prayer is probably the most known one in the world: The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4).

In the struggle to pray, we do not rely on our own strength. We turn to the Lord Jesus. We unite our prayers to his. It is only in the love of Jesus Christ that our prayers become efficacious in the ...

Discover five Scripture-based truths that clarify God’s purpose for your life. Learn how seeking Him first, staying rooted in ...

Who would not doubt their senses if they saw a formerly dead person walking around and asking for a bite of fish? Who would not want to know if this were some sort of sick joke by those who wanted to ...

It’s the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time and today’s gospel reading comes from Mark 10:17-30 and it’s the story which many of you have already heard many times before. It’s about the rich young man who ...

Once upon a time, a wicked queen asked, "Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who in this land is fairest of all?" Unfortunately, the magic mirror could only speak the truth; instead of naming the woman ...

"Are you the King of the Jews?" That is one way to ask the central question of the Gospel. All four of our Gospels quote Pilate as asking that question and none of them tell us in what language Pilate ...

How does a follower of Jesus live within the world of pagan culture? Paul bases his (thoroughly Jewish) answer on the meaning of monotheism, a monotheism that is both creational and cultic. In 1 ...