This list of readings includes both tracks of the Revised Common Lectionary for the time after Pentecost. The semicontinuous track moves sequentially through major stories and themes …

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes tasteless, what can make it salty again? It is good for nothing, and can only be thrown out to be trampled …

“John Mark of Jerusalem” (Acts 12:12; 15:37; Col 4:10; Phlm 1:24; 1Pet 5:13) bilingual (Aramaic & Greek) second generation Christian; “young man” of 14:51-52? mostly Gentile Christians, fairly …

iving THE JOY OF THE G ospel In the apostolic exhortation Evangelii gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel), Pope Francis calls the Church to a new chapter of evangelization and invites every …

Here he offers us a penetrating, faithful, and fully biblical understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ. There is no greater need than to know the true gospel, to recognize the counterfeits, …

But over time, religious words like "gospel" can lose their power and meaning by becoming too familiar. So let’s take a moment to rediscover what this important word "gospel" meant to the …

The book of Acts shows us that gospel preaching should focus on Jesus Christ, especially his death and resurrection, and on repentance, forgiveness and salvation through him.