Years ago, we took our very sweet aunt Peggy out for breakfast. We forgot to tell herwhere we were going. When we parked the car,

Why was Jesus tempted? Matthew, Mark and Luke place the temptations between theBaptism and the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. The Gospels tell us that, after

The religious leaders of Jesus’ day taught that if you were not to break the Law ofMoses, the heart of which was the ten commandments,

According to the British Salt Association, salt “enhances flavors” and “brings out thenatural tastes in foods.” Can this be applied to Jesus’ words: “You are

Everyone wants happiness. Jesus’ eight proposals for happiness (Matthew 5:1-12) maynot be on anyone’s list. They are His “beatitudes.” Each beatitude begins with the Greekword,

After their escape from Egypt, as the Israelites moved into Palestine, the tribes ofZebulun and Nephtali settled in the northernmost part of Galilee. More than

After Jesus’ baptism, John the Baptist pointed Him out, “There is the Lamb of God whotakes away the sins of the world … I saw

Immersion in water was a sign of ritual purification among various ancient religions andsects, such as the Essenes. Whereas such baptisms were ritual and repeated,

Every believer follows the star, the light that God gives, in the darkness. St. ThomasAquinas asks why Christ’s birth wasn’t announced more widely so that