This weekend, we reflected on what it would be like to be one of the early followers of Jesus. We heard Jesus tell prospective disciples the hardships they would face. Despite this, many still wanted to follow him, only on their own terms. Jesus’...

In this week’s Gospel, we learned of a man with demons who is unable to help himself. His affliction led his community to chain and shackle him, but even these constraints could not control the raging evil within him. He remained helpless and an...

In this week’s Gospel, we learned of a man with demons who is unable to help himself. His affliction led his community to chain and shackle him, but even these constraints could not control the raging evil within him. He remained helpless and an...

The Holy Trinity is a mystery, and any attempt to explain it always falls short. Still, we keep trying, using images like water or an egg found in creation to illustrate the concept of the Creator. But why do we try so hard to describe God when God is...

The Holy Trinity is a mystery, and any attempt to explain it always falls short. Still, we keep trying, using images like water or an egg found in creation to illustrate the concept of the Creator. But why do we try so hard to describe God when God is...

Just like the wind, God’s Spirit cannot be contained or claimed; it just is. In a world that likes to measure and categorize, God’s Spirit does not fit into any mold. When Luke writes about the coming of the Spirit in Acts, he emphasizes how...

Just like the wind, God’s Spirit cannot be contained or claimed; it just is. In a world that likes to measure and categorize, God’s Spirit does not fit into any mold. When Luke writes about the coming of the Spirit in Acts, he emphasizes how...

Continuing with Luke’s narratives on the inclusion of Gentiles in the faith, we encounter another “we” passage. The apostles in this account are Paul and his chosen companion Silas, who is a leader in the Jerusalem church (15:40). The evangelization...

Continuing with Luke’s narratives on the inclusion of Gentiles in the faith, we encounter another “we” passage. The apostles in this account are Paul and his chosen companion Silas, who is a leader in the Jerusalem church (15:40). The evangelization...

Still in the Book of Acts, Paul experiences a cry for help in a dream and, with the help of his companions, discerns what God was calling them to do. Paul and the others leave immediately, traveling to Philippi, which is a Roman colony and a sign of...