Jesus taught his disciples to pray: He Himself prayed and is praying for each of us that we may be one with Him. His final words are a prayer for all believers in every age...
Knowing where we are going is very helpful. There may be different paths to get there: we may encounter obstacles. As we travel along, we find help from others. We are all called to...
In Acts 20, we find Paul’s farewell speech. He is about to complete his mission among the Gentiles, to finish his two great missionary journeys through Greece and Asia Minor, and he
We read in the Acts of the Apostles today that St Paul goes down to Corinth and hears about those who were baptized without receiving the Holy Spirit. They were baptized...
In today’s Gospel, Jesus offers assurance to his disciples: “You will have pain, but your pain will turn into joy ... but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.” Surprisingly...
The overall theme of our readings today is turning "sorrow into joy". St Paul went to Athens to preach the Good News to the people there. He thought that, by his wisdom and learning...
The Spirit is the great protagonist of these weeks, waiting for Pentecost which we will celebrate in a few Sundays. The apostles are lost, confused. How can they go on without the Lord, how can they face the huge task of...
Paul’s missionary journeys were certainly not for pleasure. He and his companions, called by the Holy Spirit, traveled from Asia Minor to, yes, even Europe. Since Macedonia was a Roman colony, pagan, Jews, and others, who did not...
In the first reading, we continue to read about the spread of the Good News in the area of Samaria and the beginning of the sacrament of Confirmation. After some converts were baptized, they needed the apostles to lay hands on them to...
After the great council in Jerusalem, the apostles did not impose Jewish laws of circumcision on Gentile believers: they only needed to abstain from what had been...
Speaking to his disciples at the Last Supper, Jesus continues to talk about the centrality of love. He expresses it in a commandment. Perhaps, this commandment is not to love God, or to love Jesus, but to love...
The number 12 seems to have been important to the apostles. Why? Eleven out of twelve remaining with Jesus seems to be a “success story”. Why couldn’t they just carry on the mission...
In the first reading we continue to hear about the success of the spread of the Good News to the non-Jewish peoples of the world. But then some disciples started telling the converts they must follow the law of Moses. So, Paul and Barnabas went...
In the first reading of today we see Paul and Barnabas proclaiming the Good news to the Gentiles. Some of the leading Jews, however, became jealous and angry against them. They...
Love for the person of Jesus is demonstrated by observing his precepts, that is by accepting the word of Christ, making it penetrate the heart and jealously guarding it. The true disciple, who shows...
The first reading of today’s liturgy, present Paul and Barnabas on the Sabbath day preaching the good news to the Jews as well the so-called Gentiles. The Jews became jealous because in the crowd there were many from non-Jewish origins. Paul and Barnabas, challenged the...
In the first reading, St Paul and his companion lead us to the synagogue in Antioch to teach the Jews there the Good News about Jesus risen from the dead. He uses the prophets to show...