Discipleship is a costly endeavor, requiring a commitment of resources, relationships, and life itself. Thankfully discipleship is rooted in grace, transforming death into life.

Jesus puts before us a radical invitation to not just the meal he hosts, but to being church and community together.

Sunday's text challenges us to serve our neighbor–even when it’s difficult–while also reminding us that our identities ultimately lie in God’s love.

Jesus offers fiery words of division as he prepares the disciples for the work of God's reign. These fiery words of justice call us into action today and always.

As Vicar Nicholas leaves the St. Paul community to return to his seminary studies, he takes time to reflect on the treasures of his time at St. Paul. He shares words of thanks and encouragement in Christ's name.

Our gospel points to a meaning in life that is centered around Christ, our true treasure, as we seek to live away from other distractions, such as possessions.

God is good all the time, and all the time God is good. Sometimes following God's Will, and not our own, can feel like taking the scenic route, but maybe there is something that God wants you to see there, to prepare you.

May we realize, like Martha, that in our acts of service, sometimes we need to slow down, dwell on the Words of Jesus, and bear witness to the presence of God in our lives, simply allowing the grace and love of God to fill our cups.

In a world filled with political, religious, and cultural division, Jesus teaches both the lawyer in the Gospel reading and us today how important it is to radically love our neighbors with an abundant mercy by being like the good Samaritan.

Jesus connects His followers to an ancestral lineage by sending seventy of His followers out to serve people and spread the Good News. God's grace is poured out generously to all nations and people like a loving mother upon her child.