Passion Sunday marks our entrance into the high feast of our faith, the great holy days and sacred time of our lives as Christians.

God has written God’s law on our hearts. In a way, this message brings great comfort: The ways of God already dwell within.

By grace we have been saved by faith, Saint Paul declares. We do well to hear these words, especially when being a Christian can seem at times like such a struggle—to believe in God and in the church that is supposed to show and lead us to God; to understand our faith rightly and find the strength to live it out;...

Like last week, we read of keeping God’s Commandments­—in particular, our obligations to God and others. How do the Commandments play a positive role in my life?

"Beloved sons” abound in this Sunday’s readings, and God is moving in big ways around them. In the end Abraham did not have to sacrifice his beloved son—though he was willing to—but either way it’s a harrowing story.

Lent marks the time of year the church seems most focused and intent on its identity and mission. Through renewed attention to prayer, repentance, and generosity, we seek once again to incorporate ourselves more closely into the ministry, Passion, and Resurrection of Christ.

When Jesus healed the paralytic, the scribes objected. They believed his paralysis must have been caused by sins of the past. But for Jesus the moment is always now

The readings this Sunday present two religious responses to people who suffered leprosy. One way assumes the outward blemish is a sign of inner moral failure. It prescribes banishment and separation.

When Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law, she got up and waited on the group. The spiritual dynamic here is that when we are healed, saved, brought from disease to wellness, our desire to serve is naturally activated.

Jesus spoke a new teaching, and he spoke with authority.