“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy ...

Would you consider yourself a “disciple” of Jesus? One of my favorite faith blogs this week posed the question: Would we be better off resurrecting this biblical term rather than continuing to use the ...

Stained glass windows in the cathedral depicting Jesus, his disciples, and an angel at Gethsemane as the Roman soldiers arrive to arrest him. (Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash.) The Gospel for the ...

Last Friday we began a brief look into the command Christ gave to His church, as recorded in Matthew 28:18-20, the command that has come to be known as “the Great Commission.” We discovered that, far ...

Jesus challenges his followers with this declaration: “Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” (Luke 9:23) First, ...

As reflected in our Scripture readings at Mass this Sunday, following Jesus Christ is not an easy task. It demands a total death to self and a desire to live only for him and his teachings. Many ...

We learn in Mark 1, as Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send ...

Mature disciples are those for whom the liberation of their fellow human beings is enough. We can know that Christ is alive and at work among us every time we see someone else regain their freedom, ...

Jesus warned his disciples that following him would cost them. Every year at the end of December, people begin to consider the exciting possibilities for themselves in the new year ahead. Whether ...

COMMENTARY: To live Lent well begins with a desire to go with Jesus into the desert and return profoundly changed.