October's readings press disciples toward undivided allegiance: a sky still preaching humility despite our neglect, a welcome ...
The Gospel of Mark (4:1-2) says, “Again Jesus began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole crowd was ...
I love reading. And being a parent has further convinced me of the value of reading. My favorite time of the day is reading ...
Archbishop Fulton Sheen made a Holy Hour every day of his priesthood — as he promised on his ordination day. He explains the importance of his time with Jesus in his autobiography, Treasure in Clay, ...
As journalist Timothy Egan once wrote, “The Pacific Northwest is simply this: wherever the salmon can get to. Rivers without salmon have lost the life source of the area.” There are seven species of ...
At the heart of the Christian faith is the event of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is a meditation on living with the belief that even death is not the final word, rather than chasing after ...
Yet, God did not judge either of them solely by their pasts. What today's Word conveys is not to take sin lightly. God's forgiveness has the power to move people beyond their past. Now I am reminding ...
Joe Grantham is a Staff Writer from the UK with a degree in Classical Studies. His love for gaming is only rivaled by a deep passion for medieval history, which often seeps into his articles. With ...
Since 1993, give or take, I have either been preparing to be a pastor or serving in that role. I really do not want to do the math on how many years that is, but it is more than half my life. Ordained ...
This Sunday marks a shift in the Gospel. The parables arc that ran through the last three Sundays gives way to a return to Jesus in action. Matthew 14 gives us the feeding of the five thousand — one ...