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Eternal life

“The Father and I are one.” While these words might not be the first that draw our attention in this weekend’s Gospel — the image

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Both familiar and new

May 4 — Jn 21:1–19 After encountering the Risen Lord twice in Jerusalem, the apostles now wait to meet him again in Galilee. It must

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Christ is risen

April 20 — Jn 20:1-9 Happy Easter. For the last two millennia on Easter Sunday, the church has rightfully celebrated the most unusual event to

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The lost son

Our glorious Savior leapt down from heaven and took on the fullness of our human condition for a variety of reasons: to redeem us from

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The Ernstfall

Lk 13:1-9 “If you do not repent, you will all perish.” This weekend’s Gospel provides us with stark words that can serve as a powerful

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Sunday is a little mountaintop

Luke 9: 28b-36 Physics reminds us that our world is flooded with light, which we cannot see. The electromagnetic spectrum extends far beyond the visible light

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Words

Lk 6:39-45 Our words can be so powerfully good. Recall the gentle words of your mother during a painful moment as a child: “Honey, don’t

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Trusting Jesus

The scene recorded in St. Luke’s Gospel of Jesus getting into Peter’s boat, the miraculous catch of fish and the commissioning of his first disciples that follows, takes place near the beginning of the Lord’s public ministry in Galilee. In these events, we can notice various stages of discipleship that form a pattern for all of us to reflect upon.

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