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In today’s Gospel, Peter says: “Jesus, we have given up everything and followed You.” You can almost hear the emotion underneath it. “Lord, was it worth it?”

Staying is harder than we think. It is easy to stay when things are joyful, when prayers are answered, when faith feels exciting.

In today’s Gospel, the disciples are gathered behind locked doors. And honestly, that image describes so many of us spiritually

Tomorrow we celebrate Pentecost – the day the Holy Spirit came like fire upon the fearful disciples and transformed them into witnesses

The Gospel today is one of the most personal conversations in all of Scripture. Jesus does not stand before Peter as a judge. He stands before him beside a charcoal fire

In our first reading, Paul stands before men who want answers, but really, they want sides. Pharisees on one side. Sadducees, on the other hand.

The world is exhausting sometimes. It’s loud. Distracted. Addicted to approval. It tells us our worth depends on success, appearance, productivity, ….

There’s something striking about today’s Gospel. Jesus is about to enter His Passion. The Cross is only hours away. And what does He talk about? – Glory.

In today’s Gospel, the disciples finally say to Jesus, “Now you are talking plainly.” It sounds like they are relieved. Like they finally “get it.” And Jesus responds in a surprising way. He basically says: Do you really?

The Ascension has happened. Jesus is no longer physically with the disciples. And what do they do?

Some of us secretly imagine God the Father as distant, disappointed, or hard to approach. We think of Jesus as the kind one

In today’s Gospel, Jesus says “You will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices… but your grief will become joy.”

The feast of the Ascension of the Lord reminds us that Jesus did not leave His disciples alone.

In today’s first reading, St. Paul walks through Athens, the intellectual capital of the ancient world, and he sees temples, statues, altars everywhere

In today’s Gospel, Jesus says something strange. He tells His disciples, “It is better for you that I go.” Imagine hearing that from someone you love