Most of us want to do good, love better, and stay centered when life gets messy. Jesus figured that out long ago and left behind wisdom that still guides millions of people today. It doesn’t matter if ...

Find today’s readings here. Anyone who has lived in a place that alternates between wet and dry seasons knows the power of returning storms. Everything changes with the rain. Dry ground turns green ...

The problem with discussing development and change in church teaching using the language of “conservatives” or “liberals” is not that differences among Catholics do not map broadly onto this template, ...

Did Jesus preach, as best we know? And if he did preach what kinds of things did he preach about? When Jesus speaks, the major verb that is used in the gospel accounts is "to teach...." He teaches his ...

Jesus’ teachings challenge how we spend when money is tight. This is just one symptom of the recent surge in prices that makes paying for our daily bread difficult. Inflation has hit around the world, ...

I am writing this on December 24. Tonight, almost a third of the world’s population will celebrate Christmas, the holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus. Christmas has become a gift-giving ...

A book omitted from the Bible written more than 1,600 years ago paints Jesus in a very different light. Known as the Gospel of Thomas, the ancient text features 114 sayings attributed to Jesus, ...

I’m sure you’ve heard this argument before. It’s a common argument in LGBT-affirming circles. It goes something like this: Since Jesus did not specifically address homosexuality, it is assumed that He ...

On the night before his crucifixion, after the Last Supper and shortly before receiving Judas’ kiss of betrayal, Jesus took three of his other disciples with him to the Garden of Gethsemane. Feeling ...