There is no better teacher or witness to prayer than Jesus Christ. This point is emphasized throughout the written gospels. The evangelists want to reveal to us that the Lord was a man of deep prayer ...
“Christ on the Mount of Olives,” by Josef Untersberger. (Credit: Public domain.) Listen The call to prayer requires teaching and encouragement. While we were made by God and for God, and have a ...
The lectionary reading for Easter 7, the last Sunday of the Easter Season before Pentecost, is the ‘great prayer’ of Jesus in John 17. The lectionary divides the chapter into three parts over Years A, ...
Jesus teaches us in this Sunday’s Gospel reading for Mass more about the “better part” that he mentioned to Martha in last week’s reading. You may recall that Martha was upset that Mary was not ...
Here’s an excerpt from The Context of Jesus’ Prayer, Andreas Köstenberger's contribution to the December issue of Tabletalk: While Jesus’ prayer in John 17 has traditionally been dubbed His High ...
The final words of Jesus Christ as he died on the cross should prompt Christians to pray for those who have hurt them, Pope Benedict XVI said on Feb. 15. “Jesus by asking the Father to forgive those ...
The way he tells it, God answered his prayers in stages. Among the first signs was when a woman came up to him after a ...
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