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 ...

Paul’s letter to the Romans and Jesus’ teaching in the Gospel invite us to participate in an undefined period of waiting . . . and that may be one among many of the challenges that we face this season ...

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 ...

A convert has turned and faces another direction, perhaps reflecting a change of heart. A disciple, however, has not only ...

With the advent of Advent on Sunday, we make the move in the lectionary from Year C to Year A. So, after journeying through ...

Many stumble when they realize the suffering that a mission from God entails. Some of the greatest prophets tried to talk God out of their call, and in this week’s Gospel reading, Jesus himself ...

The Lord’s modified creed was key for disciples’ growth, author says. Scot McKnight’s The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others (Paraclete, 2004) shows how an ancient Jewish prayer, the Shema, ...

At the final Mass of the National V Encuentro gathering, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles encouraged Hispanic and Latino Catholics to go out into the world and be missionary disciples for the ...

This week’s Truth Speakers for Truth Seekers column is about the need to stand up for truth and what is right, as Charlie Kirk did, and be the light, salt and solution.