...our Gospel today. Both people were grieving loss and heartache in their lives and desperate for help. Jairus was well known; the woman was unknown. We don’t even know her...
of Israel. If the Northern Jews wanted to travel South, they had to passed through Samaria, which often created hostile situations. If they went around it, the journey was twice...
...the Resurrection, the Ascension functioned as a proof of Jesus' claim that he was the Messiah. The Ascension is also the event whereby humanity was taken into heaven. Finally, the...
was as though God was standing there in front of them; indeed, God was. Jesus, the Word Incarnate, spoke words the people needed to hear: words of comfort, of freedom,...
Jesus promises that those who love Him and keep His commandments will never be abandoned, for the Holy Spirit will dwell within them and reveal the living presence of God in their lives.