Bethany Beyond the Jordan was a spiritual experience my lapsed Catholic self was not expecting. It reminded me that whatever your religious constructs, the teachings of Jesus are of kindness, ...

The official liturgical season of “Christmas” is intense but short. We are already back in Ordinary Time (until the beginning of Lent on Feb. 17). Last Sunday’s Gospel, recounting the Baptism of Jesus ...

We are obsessed with the weather aren’t we? In the United Kingdom, discussing the weather is a national obsession, and I was pleased to discover this is also true for us living in Bermuda where we ...

“Christmas is just around the corner.” You have heard that on TV and radio commercials or read it in catalogs and begging letters. You probably have not heard it in public schools, universities or ...

What do we really know about Jesus as a child? A look at the sparse Gospel accounts, the turbulent world of first-century ...

"Everyone is looking for you" (Mark 1:37). 1 Sam 3:1-10, 19-20; Mark 1:29-39 Jesus' public ministry in Capernaum begins in the synagogue, but then spills into the neighborhood. He enters the house of ...

Matthew probably composed his Gospel account of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus some 40 to 50 years after the events. The earliest generation of preachers and believers were passing away and ...