What does the word Gospel mean? This question is connected to the related question, "Why did Jesus live?" Many Christians think they know why Jesus died, but have a hard time understanding the importance of all Jesus' actions and teachings between his...
In 1 Corinthians 6 Paul argues against the misguided notion that Christians can do what they want with their bodies since they have the Holy Spirit. This error, Paul says, misunderstands the meaning of the resurrection of Jesus: since Jesus' body rose from the...
Christians have been united to Jesus so that his death to sin means that we have died to sin, and his resurrection means that Christians have been given the power of a new, free life. This happens through our baptism, in which the word of God is mixed with normal...
Holding the baby Jesus, Simeon rejoices at seeing God's salvation in human form, but he also sees the pain that the coming of the Messiah's kingdom will cause. This mixture of glory and pain has always been a hallmark of the reign of Jesus – God's...
By using the themes of the Word, the Light, the Children, and the God who dwells with his human creatures, St. John demonstrates that he believes the incarnation of the God-man, Jesus, God is finally renewing his creation, especially for those who receive Jesus in...
The quest for political power has burdened the shoulder of the world's peoples since Adam and Eve fell in the Garden, but when Jesus comes he promises to take upon his own omnipotent shoulder the crushing burden of the world's government, and while he is...
