As Jesus begins his public ministry, He encounters some regular, ordinary guys who will do extraordinary things. Simon and his brother Andrew, fishers of fish, are the first. Jesus calls them, “Follow ...

I heard a story about a husband who got fed up with his wife’s constant worrying. Finally, one day he asked her, “Why are you always worrying when it doesn't do any good?” She quickly yelled back, “Oh ...

Jesus said we are His friends if we do whatever He commands (John 15:14). To be a friend of the Lord means to walk with Him, talk with Him, and let Him counsel us. The Holy Spirit has the ...

Last Friday we continued our look into the command Christ gave to His church, as recorded in Matthew 28:18-20, the command that has come to be known as “the Great Commission.” We discovered that a ...

This weekend in most Christian churches the central reading is from the Gospel of John, chapter 15. The verses focus around the concept of Jesus commanding us to love one another. Patrick Gallagher ...

In 2019, Pope Francis issued a decree advancing the cause for sainthood for Augustus Tolton. Father Tolton, who is now Venerable Augustus Tolton, has been recognized for his heroic virtue, persevering ...