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Not everything is equally important in being a follower of Jesus. Some demands of Christian life are essential while others–though nonessential–serve to preserve tranquility and order.
May my day be filled with gratitude for God’s many blessings. Let awareness of my blessings and the goodness of the earth inspire me to bless others.
It is clear from what Peter experienced that God wants Gentiles in his people as well as Jews. We are saved by Jesus, not by Mosaic Law.
If you think about it, one word might summarize how you could describe a mother’s love. That word would be “nurturer.”
In this week’s Gospel, Jesus implores his followers to love one another in the same way that he loves them.
In prayer we relate to God with the intimate friendship described by Jesus. We come to prayer with all the confidence that good friends bring to a relationship.
Was the community of Jesus merely an offshoot of Judaism or something that had a nature and life of its own? Some Pharisee believers insisted that you had to be a Jew to be a follower of Jesus.
Whether we recite the Hail Mary by itself or repeatedly in the rosary, it reminds us of the respect we show the woman chosen by God to give birth to his son. Ave Maria!
Life is a journey we cannot predict or control. Sometimes there will be valleys and other times mountain highs. But how do you know where God is calling you?
When it became clear that Gentiles could be received into the community of Jesus the Church had reached an important point in its early life.
