(See Mark 3:14-15, Matthew 4:12-17 and 13:1-52, Luke 4:14-29 and John 1:35-51.) The Third Luminous Mystery is quite expansive: “the call to conversion and the proclamation of the Kingdom.” All of ...

When you hear the terminology “Kingdom of God,” what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Some of us believe it is a future time when God rules the new earth. Some of us believe we are already ...

Sunday, July 30, is the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13:44-52 or Matthew 13:44-46. The Gospel ...

and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day. But first he must suffer greatly and be rejected by this generation.” Find today’s readings here. There is ...

The kingdom was central to Jesus’ teaching, but it can be divisive for his followers. When you think of the word kingdom, what do you think of? For many, the term conjures images of medieval knights, ...

I woke up in the morning to some interesting dialogue on Twitter. Apparently Scot Mcknight has a new book, which I have not read, and it is getting some attention for his polemics around “skinny jeans ...

This homily was delivered by Brian Paulson, S.J., president of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, on Jan. 24 at the Mass for Life in Washington, D.C. As its mission statement ...

A sarcastic post traveling around social media warns that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has the same kind of views on separation of church and state as al-Qaeda or ISIS. "BREAKING: Al Qaeda ...

When Pilate interrogates Jesus, he sounds much like the disciples who thought the kingdom Jesus kept referring to was a political one. “Are you the king of the Jews?” he asks Jesus. Jesus responds, ...

TAMPA, Fla. — As FBI raids targeting the controversial Kingdom of God Global Church make headlines nationwide, including here in Tampa, a well-known gospel singer says she saw the red flags years ago ...