There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said,"Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"Jesus said to him, "What is written in the law?How do you read it?"He said in reply,"You shall love the Lord, your God,with all your heart,with...
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Glorious Processions: Trinity Sunday Gospel Reflection
Jesus said to his disciples:"I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now.But when he comes, the Spirit of truth,he will guide you to all truth.He will not speak on his own,but he will speak what he hears,and will declare to you the things that are...
Catholic-Link Connect Women’s Small Group: The Chosen
Welcome to Come and Be Healed, a Bible study created for Catholic women seeking a deeper intimacy with Jesus through the lens of The Chosen (Season 1). Each session centers on healing—physical, emotional, and spiritual—and how encountering Christ transforms lives....
Shepherd And The Lamb | Gospel Reflection From Breaking The Bread On John 10:27-30
Jesus said:“My sheep hear my voice;I know them, and they follow me.I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.No one can take them out of my hand.My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all,and no one can take them out of the Father’s hand.The...
Palm Sunday Catholic Bible Study Reflection
When the hour came,Jesus took his place at table with the apostles.He said to them,"I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer,for, I tell you, I shall not eat it againuntil there is fulfillment in the kingdom of God."Then he took a cup, gave...
First Sunday Of Lent Gospel Reflection From Breaking The Bread
Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of...
Put Into The Deep: Luke 5 Gospel Reflection
While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listeningto the word of God,he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.He saw two boats there alongside the lake;the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to...
Baptism Of The Lord | Gospel Reflection
Baptism Of The Lord The people were filled with expectation,and all were asking in their heartswhether John might be the Christ.John answered them all, saying, “I am baptizing you with water,but one mightier than I is coming.I am not worthy to loosen the thongs...
Get Behind Me, Satan! | Reflection On These Jarring Words Of Jesus
Sunday Gospel Jesus and his disciples set outfor the villages of Caesarea Philippi.Along the way he asked his disciples,"Who do people say that I am?"They said in reply,"John the Baptist, others Elijah,still others one of the prophets."And he asked them,"But who do...
The Fear Of Taking The Wrong Path | Gospel Reflection
Wanderers In life, something is always missing, but how we deal with this void and seek what we miss makes all the difference. We are wanderers, sometimes forced to cross deserts: these are the times when our journey becomes more arduous. The fear of failure takes...
The Questions Jesus Asked In The Gospel Of Luke
The Word of God is living and effective (Hebrews 4:12)! That means God is speaking to you through Scripture right now. The questions Jesus asked back then are relevant to you today. He’s not just asking Peter or Paul or the Pharisees these questions; in some way, He...
Questions Jesus Asks Us | Gospel Of Mark
The Word of God is living and effective (Hebrews 4:12)! That means God is speaking to you through Scripture right now. The questions Jesus asked back then are relevant to you today. He’s not just asking Peter or Paul or the Pharisees these questions; in some way, He...
St. John Chrysostom Homily On 2 Corinthians 5
For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat. - 2 Cor 5:6-10 Then having alarmed and shaken the hearer by the mention of that judgment seat, he has not even here set down the woeful without the good things, but has mingled something of pleasure, saying,...
The Questions Jesus Asks Us | Gospel Of John
The Word of God is living and effective (Hebrews 4:12)! That means God is speaking to you through Scripture right now. The questions Jesus asked back then are relevant to you today. He’s not just asking Peter or Paul or the Pharisees these questions; in some way, He...
The First Text Message: 5 Ways To Engage Youth With Scripture
I had fifty eyes glaring back at me with exhaustion and boredom. It was my first foray into a Catholic middle school classroom as a guest teacher for religion. I was twenty-one years old, relatively “hip” by preadolescent standards, and one week on the job as a new...
The Questions Jesus Asks Us In The Gospel Of Matthew
The Word of God is living and effective (Hebrews 4:12)! That means God is speaking to you through Scripture right now. The questions Jesus asked back then are relevant to you today. He’s not just asking Peter or Paul or the Pharisees these questions; in some way, He...
Can Love Be A Commandment?| Gospel Reflection
Jesus said to his disciples:"As the Father loves me, so I also love you.Remain in my love.If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love,just as I have kept my Father's commandmentsand remain in his love. "I have told you this so that my joy may be in youand...
The Questions Jesus Asked Us In The Gospels
The Word of God is living and effective (Hebrews 4:12)! That means God is speaking to us through Scripture right now. The questions Jesus asked back then are relevant to us today. He’s not just asking Peter, Paul, or the Pharisees these questions; in some way, He is...
Gospel Reflection: When Jesus Asks Us To Remain
"The branch must choose between one thing and another:either the vine or the fire." Saint Augustine, Homily 81.3 Wait Before the vine bears fruit, we need to wait and have patience. First of all, there is the time in which the vine is planted: a long time must pass...
Join A Catholic Online Small Group On The Mass
Discover the Beauty, the Riches, and the Profound Meaning of the Mass! Everything we say and do in the Liturgy is steeped in biblical language. “A Biblical Walk Through the Mass” explores the extraordinary biblical roots of the Liturgy and reveals what it all means...
What Will You Leave Behind To Follow Jesus? | Gospel Reflection
Gospel of Mark 1:14-20 After John had been arrested,Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God:"This is the time of fulfillment.The kingdom of God is at hand.Repent, and believe in the gospel." As he passed by the Sea of Galilee,he saw Simon and his brother...
What St. John The Baptist Teaches Us About Expectations | Catholic Bible Study
This is what John the Baptist proclaimed: “One mightier than I is coming after me.I am not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals.I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” It happened in those days that Jesus...
Advent Book Study – Join Catholic-Link For A Digital Small Group!
I must admit, that patience is not a virtue that comes easily to me. Waiting for something, whether it's a package from Amazon or standing in line at the grocery store, tends to frustrate me. Even sitting in traffic on the highway can test my patience to its limits....
How A Stuffed Animal Taught Me To Read My Bible
Did you ever have that toy as a child that you took wherever you went? Mine was a stuffed monkey named Mooch. I don’t know why it was my favorite, but I brought him everywhere for years until I lost it. Needless to say I was a nervous wreck for a few weeks after...
Christifideles Laici – Join Us As We Study This Important Apostolic Exhortation
We are all familiar with the dynamics of being part of a family. There are moments of joy and occasional misunderstandings. Some may feel burdened with the majority of responsibilities, while others may feel overlooked and unable to contribute their skills. There are...