When Jesus visits the home of Martha and Mary the two sisters take completely different courses of action.  Martha begins to prepare food and refreshments for her guest.  Mary gives her full attention to what Jesus has to say.  Both are...

None of the Gospels tell the exact details of how four or five thousand men, plus women and children, are fed with a few loaves and fish.  The Church teaches us that the miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fishes was a...

The spirit of competition in our culture is strong.  Some people find it difficult to acknowledge that they are not solely responsible for their achievements.  We can be very presumptuous.  The words and phrases we use, our tone and...

Pentecost (from the Greek word for “fiftieth”) is the day the Apostles discerned and accepted the power of the Holy Spirit to proclaim Jesus Christ to people from many nations, cultures, languages and religious beliefs.  The people...

Jesus knew that his disciples who witnessed his life, death and resurrection; who learned from his actions; and who listened to his teachings, would one day pass away.  Other generations would believe in Him through the word of the eye...

Jesus reminds us of the command God gave the Israelites through Moses to “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Leviticus 19:18/Luke 10:27).  Next, Jesus tells us to “Love your enemies.  Do good to those who hate you.” (Matthew 5:43,...

We can identify family and friends and many public figures by their voice.  Jesus tells us that His followers hear His voice and that He knows them and they know him.  But, do we listen for the voice of Jesus?  Do we know the voice of...

After his Resurrection Jesus reveals Himself for a third time to seven of His disciples who have been fishing all night on the Sea of Tiberias .  He ask them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?”  In many ways their faith was...