Think of the times when you were sitting in a classroom, boardroom, workshop, or computer lab when you wanted to throw up your hands, walk out, and quit. Yet, you were glad you stuck it out, no matter how tough it got. This past weekend’s lesson...

Have you ever been invited to a restaurant where you can’t read the menu or know what food is being ordered? You simply trust the invitation to come and eat. This weekend’s gospel is not an invitation to come to a lecture on the proper understanding...

Have you ever been invited to a restaurant where you can’t read the menu or know what food is being ordered? You simply trust the invitation to come and eat. This weekend’s gospel is not an invitation to come to a lecture on the proper understanding...

Bread is a staple in many of our meals: toast for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, and often bread as a key ingredient for dinner. Almost all cultures have their own type of bread. With bread being so common, I wonder if we missed its importance in...

Bread is a staple in many of our meals: toast for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, and often bread as a key ingredient for dinner. Almost all cultures have their own type of bread. With bread being so common, I wonder if we missed its importance in...

After the feeding of the five thousand, some people sought out Jesus. Why? Were they simply hungry? Did they want to witness more signs and miracles? Or were they hoping for a true prophet from God? Maybe they were hoping for another Moses or even the...

After the feeding of the five thousand, some people sought out Jesus. Why? Were they simply hungry? Did they want to witness more signs and miracles? Or were they hoping for a true prophet from God? Maybe they were hoping for another Moses or even the...

Jesus engaged the world around him with God’s love, grace, and power, often inviting his disciples to join him. He healed the sick, touched the untouchables, fed the hungry, and opened closed eyes, ears, and hearts. As he proclaimed the Kingdom of...

Jesus engaged the world around him with God’s love, grace, and power, often inviting his disciples to join him. He healed the sick, touched the untouchables, fed the hungry, and opened closed eyes, ears, and hearts. As he proclaimed the Kingdom of...

Jesus gave extra attention to those who were closer to him. We discover that Jesus had an inner circle of Peter, James, and John. Jesus also had what is known as the twelve disciples, but we know that he had more disciples than twelve as he sent out...