At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. We continue with the "Bread of Life" discourse (John 6), looking at the many-layered sacrament of the Eucharist. Assistance today from 1 Kings 19:4-8, Psalm 34, and Dr. Ruth Queen Smith.

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Jeremiah's book of consolation (31:1-7), the Canaanite woman (Matthew 15:21-28), and St. Dominic. As Church, are we focused more on inclusion or exclusion?

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Celebrating one of the Paulist patron saints: Alphonsus Liguori, founder of the Redemptorists and the father of moral theology.

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Celebrating Ignatius, the founder of the Society of Jesus (a.k.a. the Jesuits). How can his advice on the "discernment of spirits" help us look at Matthew 13:36-43 in a new way?

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Mustard seeds and yeast are like the homilies of Peter Chrysologus: small but powerful!

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Our first week of five exploring John 6. (Assisted today by 2 Kings 4:42-44.) How can we help feed others? We can make a difference, even while we're sitting down on the job!

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Judeo-Christian prophecy: it's not about events in the future; it's about the truth in the present! The importance of Jeremiah's message.

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. The story of James and John's mother and the subsequent quarrel of the apostles (Matthew 20:20-28) illustrates Paul's claim that we are "earthen vessels" (2 Corinthians 4:7-15).

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Micah's call to do the right and humbly walk with God (Micah 6:1-4,6-8), and how St. Bridget of Sweden lived out that call. She didn't just look for signs!

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. The tragedies that befell the nation of Israel led it to produce the great religion of Judaism. May we Christians accept the wisdom of our Jewish ancestors, recognizing our childlike vulnerability before God!