I think we can gather from our listening to the Scriptures this morning that the message today is about being a disciple of Jesus -- our call to follow him -- and maybe some of us are somewhat like ...

On Friday, we walked to Calvary with Hans Küng as our guide on the passion and death of Jesus, his reflections in On Being a Christian pointing us to the critical, yet often scuttled, fact: Jesus died ...

When Jesus calls to a group of fishermen at the Sea of Galilee, they leave everything behind to follow him. The story is simple, but powerful. What was it about this man and his invitation that ...

James Tissot, "The Appearance of Christ at the Cenacle," 1886-1894. (Wikimedia Commons) Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns by James Keenan, S.J., on contemporary issues in moral ...

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 ...

When you think of Jesus’ disciples, who comes to mind? Impulsive Peter and doubting Thomas? Surely. James and John, the Zebedee boys? Of course. Mary Magdalene and some of the other women mentioned in ...

Before he ascended to heaven, Jesus commanded the apostles to make disciples of all nations. But 2,000 years later, when Sherry Weddell started working in evangelization, she made a shocking discovery ...

For the latest round-up on the best punditry in the Catholic blogosphere click on the ThePulp.it. Tito Edwards Tito Edwards manages Catholic websites for the new evangelization that Pope John Paul II ...