"Then He said to them all, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me’" (Luke 9:23). This Bible verse is from the Gospel of Luke, one of the ...

Sunday, Oct. 13, is the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Wisdom 7:7-11; Psalm 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30 or 10:17-27. Today’s Gospel invites us to wrestle with ...

Sunday, July 2, is the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a; Psalm 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19; Romans 6:3-4, 8-11; Matthew 10:37-42. In today’s Gospel, the Lord gives four ...

Jesus used lots of parables - stories that teach a lesson. Jesus’ use of parables is a little surprising. We often think of parables being used to illustrate and teach and give insight into an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13 is commonly known as the love chapter. Although the second reading of the first Sunday in February ...

Why a Reiki master renounced her craft to follow Jesus. From the time I was a child, skipping along the creek bank to my grandparents’ house, I felt I could sense (and at times see) what you could ...

Jesus was a childless sheep brother, much like JD Vance’s childless cat lady of today. He lived in a very dicey time like young Americans do today. His friend Mary and most of his 12 disciples, it ...

As pastors immersed in Western culture, it’s difficult to disentangle our view of Jesus from the Americanized identity we value—an identity measured mostly in terms of what looks good, feels good, and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...