Like Isaiah's community, we can find joy in salvation from the Lord.

Matthew connects Jesus to the Emmanuel prophecy of old.

John the Baptist’s example can inspire modern readers to speak truth to power.

To truly prepare during this Advent season, we must be guided by the light of Christ.

Christ’s delay is part of God’s plan; it gives Christians time to preach the Gospel to everyone who will listen.

The strategic vision of Jesus as leader was not a plan of invasion but rather the conquest of death itself.

Jesus teaches in this Sunday’s Gospel that every one of us lives a life of eternal consequence.

Christ’s disciples must continue to seek out the company of sinners, even great sinners, for many of these are on the threshold of conversion

This passage is not about prayer as much as it is about faith and patience.

Disciples who can see with Christ’s eyes will find unlimited opportunities to repair the world

Discipleship requires action and conversion, the engagement of both hands and heart.

The Gospel warns against a mistake disciples can make: treating salvation as an entitlement.

We disciples must live out the “great reversal” in our daily lives.

The benefits of generosity are obvious even to a crook like the steward.

A life of true intentionality requires us to seek out the lost and welcome them.

Discipleship requires us to renounce our ego.

Our faith and struggle continue Christ's work of salvation.

Banquets can be status displays--or a chance to share with those who cannot repay us.

Every heart turned to Christ brings a little more of the fiery divine presence into the world.

Luke reminds us that everything we have is temporary and that we will have to account for ourselves when we meet Christ.