Sharing the Word

The apostles are all human, holding their gifts from God is earthen vessels: limited, hard working, reflecting the sufferings of Jesus, aware that all the blessings of their apostolic ministry come from the dying of Jesus, and are directed toward ...

The kingdom of God is a state in which everything has been brought together into the will of God. Everything has become what God intended it to be.

Mary Magdalene is an attractive figure. She is interested only in the Lord, and when she identifies him nothing else matters. She doesn’t want to let him go.

It’s probably not difficult to recall times in our life’s journey when we were “lost and wayward.” We really needed to be found again through God’s love and care for us. Then too, we may have been helpful to others ...

Jesus launches into a focused program of instruction. He teaches the people gathered on the lakeshore in his own particular way. “He spoke to them at length in parables.” This is an important moment in Jesus’ teaching mission.

Jesus’ new community has flourished. It’s what we now call the Church. It is this family of faith--this new community that gives final importance to our lives. Membership in it is what constitutes our salvation.