Origin of the Gospels
The literary form that we call “gospel” (from the Greek evangelion meaning good news) found its origin in the early Christian communities as those communities struggled to live the ‘new…
The Body and Blood of Christ
After the multiplication of the loaves (Jn. 6:1-15), and walking on the water (Jn. 6:16-21), Jesus said to the crowd while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum, “Amen, amen, I…
Justice & Equality
It was over 400 years before the Hebrews, descendants of Abraham, God’s chosen people, our ancestors, were freed, by God, from slavery in Egypt. It has taken over 400 years…
Virtue
Thomas Aquinas tells us that virtue is a habit that is essentially good consonant with our nature. The opposite is vice, a habit that is essentially evil, inharmonious with our…
Belief
What we believe is influenced by what we learn as children and our belief systems are based on fact, emotions, and our life experiences. Once our belief system is built…
Follow Jesus’ Command
Christianity is the development and fulfillment of faith in the coming of the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament. The Mosaic covenant prepared the way for the perfect covenant in…
The Word Of God
The Bible is more than a collection of stories to be read like a novel or a textbook. Memorizing passages so that we can instruct others is good but we…
Healing & Unity
“Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and no town or house divided against itself will stand. (Mt. 12:25)When the Israelites were rebellious and not faithful to God, God…
Trinity Sunday
On Trinity Sunday Christians celebrate the mystery of the Holy Trinity, one God in three persons. In scripture, God reveals himself in three persons: God the Father, Jesus the Son,…
Jesus Is Lord
St Paul said, ‘If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.' (Rom. 10:9)…