In the Gospel, when Peter hears that Jesus will have to suffer the passion, he objects: “God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you.” Jesus answers harshly: “Get behind me, Satan! You ...

So he makes what seems to be kind of a harsh statement: "You have to love God more than father, mother, brother, sister, wife, family, children, or you can't be my disciple." At the very end, he says, ...

VATICAN CITY — Christians must listen to God's word, go where Christ goes, seek those who are lost and reach out to their neighbors, Pope Francis said. "Do I let Jesus love me, and by allowing him to ...

From the beginning of his ministry, Jesus preached a message that was familiar enough so that those who came to hear him could recognize their religious tradition. At the same time, that message was ...

In the gospel of Mark there is a profound scene where Jesus calls four of his apostles. This scene is the essence of what Christians call discipleship. The text reads, “As Jesus walked beside the Sea ...

“PASSING ALONGSIDE THE Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you become ...

And, instead, return to where you came from. “The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.” —Luke 2:20 “And ...

The official liturgical season of “Christmas” is intense but short. We are already back in Ordinary Time (until the beginning of Lent on Feb. 17). Last Sunday’s Gospel, recounting the Baptism of Jesus ...

Wallabies flanker and in-coming captain David Pocock says that he supports gay marriage, not despite his Christian faith, but because of it. In the lead up to the 2011 World Cup, I was pursued by the ...