“You will suffer in the world. But take courage! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). So said Jesus to his disciples. To us. But who...

“I did not come to condemn the world, but to save it” (Jn. 12:47). It is all too easy in these lengthy passages from the Gospel of John...

You can hardly watch a sports event without seeing some placard proclaiming, in scriptural shorthand, “John 3:16!” Yes, God indeed did...

They welcomed him as king – although what king ever appeared riding on a donkey? But he had preached the coming of a kingdom to people...

That’s the question Jesus frequently asks when a sick, lame, or blind person approaches him with the hope of being healed of their...

What have they got to do with each other? Quite a bit, actually. The heart is the symbol of the life of striving, of feeling and passion,...

There they were, behind locked doors, scared to death (understandably enough) that what had happened to Jesus might yet happen to them....

If you strive to be faithful to Jesus, this is where it leads you: to an empty tomb. Jesus was faithful, even when God and God's way...

“Amen, Father, on your planning. Amen, for you’ll see us through. Amen when the cross weighs heavy. Amen everything you do.” from...

“I arise today through the mighty strength of the Trinity.... Christ to shield me today.” from The Breastplate of St. Patrick, ...