“Are you losing faith in Christ—or are you losing faith in your images of Christ?” This is a question often posed to people in search of God in their life.
One commentary on the section of Luke we have been reading from the past two Sundays states that from the Parable of the Good Samaritan to the Martha and Mary episode, we are given key qualities of Christian discipleship.
Late last year, I was discussing with a friend a moral issue or, as we put it, an issue of authenticity. The classic moral question within which this issue is framed is, “Does the end justify the means?”
This Palm Sunday, I thought I would share some points for prayer this Holy Week. The overarching theme I propose is the New Evangelization that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI called for as we celebrate the Year of Faith from October 2012 to November 2013.
Today (Sunday) is the last day of the Christmas season. After we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, we will pack up the Christmas decor and go back to ordinary time on Monday.
LUKE is often considered the Gospel of Prayer. One commentator cited 16 instances in Luke where Christ was praying.
This Sunday’s Gospel has Christ addressing the Pharisees and scribes about the two parables on forgiveness—The Parable of the Lost Sheep and The Parable of the Lost Coin.
This Sunday’ Gospel (Luke 9: 18-27) is a turning point in the life and mission of Christ, as we have Christ predicting for the first time His passion, death and resurrection.
“The Schack,” a novel by William Paul Young which became the No. 1 fiction on the New York Times’ bestsellers list from June 2008 to early 2010, narrates a profound experience in Mackenzie “Mack” Allen Phillips’ life.
“Good teaching cannot be reduced to technique; good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher.” (“The Courage to Teach,” by Parker Palmer).
