Jesus Christ

House Churches in the New Testament

Theresa Doyle-Nelson February 28, 2023

The New Testament provides several other references to house churches. These were evidently family homes where early believers would gather and ponder the life and message of Jesus.

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Jesus’ Brief Ministry

Jim Van Vurst, OFM February 3, 2023

Jesus’ life can be divided into two parts. What is surprising is that, while he is the Son of God who came to redeem the world, he spent 90 percent of his life in the remote town of Nazareth.

Notes from a Friar: St. Francis’ Prayer before the Crucifix

Roch Niemier, OFM February 24, 2022

I have often reflected on this prayer, which—as Franciscan scholars attest—is indeed a prayer composed by St. Francis himself. And each time I pray it, I am more and more convinced that it reveals the authentic heart of St. Francis.

Who Do You Say That I Am? A Meditation on Jesus

Richard B. Patterson, PhD July 23, 2021

Jesus asks this of all his disciples. How do we respond?

Finding the Historical Jesus

John Feister July 29, 2020

Christians believe that Jesus was both fully divine and fully human. For at least the third time since the birth of modern scientific thinking in the 1700's, there is a renewed interest among some biblical scholars in what they call ...