Faith and Family

This week's Gospel reminds us to love our enemies and do to others as we would have them do to us.

“You’re in my thoughts and prayers.” “I’ll be praying for you.” How many times have we heard people say those words or said them ourselves? We often say them as a way to bring comfort to someone in need when there is ...

This week, we hear Jesus tell his followers of ways in which they should help those who are in need. He then also offers a warning to those who have not cared for those people.

In this week's Gospel, Jesus fills the nets of Peter and his fellow fisherman until they are overflowing. He then tells them that going forward they will be fishers of men.

During Mass this week, we hear readings about what it means to be a prophet, God's greatest gift of love, and the reaction to the message Jesus delivered to people at the synagogue.

In this week's Gospel, the apostle Luke says that he will write down the events of Jesus' life. He then proceeds to tell the story of Jesus' visit to the synagogue where he read aloud the words of the prophet ...