Journey to Wholeness
Some Pharisees approached him, and tested him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?”… Read the rest
I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.… Read the rest
Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.… Read the rest
While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him.… Read the rest
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.… Read the rest
As Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him. Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep. … Read the rest
Peter began to say to him, “We have given up everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age: houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come.… Read the rest
But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Behold the Suffering Servant and the Man of Sorrows: betrayed at the table, yet steadfast in love.… Read the rest
In Mary’s troubled wonder, a virgin’s humble “yes” welcomed the eternal Son into our world.
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. … Read the rest