Scripture

So, just where was Thomas? When we hear this reading from St. John’s Gospel, we can’t help but wonder.

Even an astounding healing can come at a cost.

People should have “clean hands, open minds and loving hearts” before protesting and act for the right reasons and not harm the common good.

Do we desire Christ like that Samaritan woman, who is so like ourselves?

So what are we doing on a mountaintop in the early days of Lent?

Lent calls for a return to the basics.

This last Sunday before Lent offers us a lesson in what is expected of us as disciples, and Jesus maps out the road we need to travel.

Ignorance of sacred Scriptures is ignorance of Jesus Christ, Pope Leo XIV said during his weekly general audience.

To understand what Jesus means by calling his disciples “the salt of the earth,” St. Augustine said that we should keep in mind the two immediately preceding verses.

According to the Church’s liturgical calendar, the feast held on Feb. 2 each year is in honor of the Presentation of the Lord.