All of us would probably say that family is our first and most important value. As human beings we need a family to survive physically through the first years of our life and we need a family to survive emotionally through the rest of our lives. So, family first is...
Life can seem really hard and difficult at times. Often, we feel overwhelmed and crushed for long periods of time. Some people even live their whole lives feeling that way. This of course leads us to feel abandoned by God; sometimes even punished by God. We let our...
Jesus began his ministry north of his hometown of Nazareth along the shores of the Sea of Galilee. There were many small towns and commercial centers on the northern end of the lake. Capernaum was a larger city at the time. It grew into a large commercial center as it...
Jesus words today are very hard. He is speaking of Christians so dedicated to their faith that their family and social relationships will be broken. Their neighbors and their synagogues will turn against them. Not only that, but family members will denounce them and...
Jesus chooses his apostles from a diverse range of ages, trades, personalities and faith experiences. Peter was outspoken and insightful. But he was often off track. John was apparently very young. There are two sets of brothers. Many were common fishermen. Matthew...
