In the Gospel According to Matthew 10:37 (NABRE), Jesus makes a bold statement about love that is easy to misconstrue. The statement is: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.” …
What does it mean to kill the body but not the soul? Jesus draws a distinction between death and destruction in this week’s liturgy, where we encounter the Gospel According to Matthew 10:28 (NABRE): “And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; …
In this week’s reading from the Gospel According to Matthew 10:1-2 (NABRE), Jesus sends out his 12 main followers without him, and …
The sixth chapter in the Gospel According to John (NABRE) contains what sometimes is called the Bread of Life discourse. For centuries …
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity marks the Church’s celebration of the one God in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. …
The liturgical feast of Pentecost has roots going back into the Old Testament, where it’s established in the book of Exodus 34:22 …
The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord is the feast that marks Jesus going up to heaven following his Resurrection. Jesus’ …
In the Gospel According to John 14:15–21 (NABRE), we encounter Jesus’ well-known description of the Holy Spirit as an Advocate, Paraclete, or …
In the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel According to John (NABRE), Jesus uses fairly abstract language to describe his relationship to the …
One of the great promises of Christianity is the forgiveness of sins. The Old Testament offered a stay of judgment through the …