The Lukan Jump

The saving and healing mission of Jesus Christ continues in the Church! How do we get in on it?

Taylor Swift and the Pittsburgh Pirates don't really share their lives with their followers, but Jesus Christ does! Are we willing to do what it takes on our end?

After years of hearing about the decline in the Church in America, the tide seems to be turning. We owe a debt of gratitude to those who played the part of Joseph of Arimathea during the dark years, and we have to look forward to the future of our Church!

Obedience to the word of God makes simple fishermen win debates with the high priest and his council. It can give us the same boldness!

There comes a point where the reasonable thing to do is to believe — actually, the most important things in life depend on faith!

One theme of the Gospel of John is the quest for where the Lord stays. Where is He now?

Life is full of disappointments, but the Church's liturgy offers us hope!

St John tells us that "No one has ever seen God. The only-begotten Son... has made Him known" (1:18). Do we realize how earth shattering this is?

Christ is risen, and our Gospel reading seems unconnected to the Feast at first glance. Fr. Luke takes a crack at explaining the connection in his Paschal homily, as preached at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church in Avella, PA.

Fr Luke's first homily on Great and Holy Saturday, having just baptized a new member of the Church!