The Gospel and the Works of God
In Acts 15, St. James and the Jerusalem Council take for granted that Gentile Christians will do just this: follow the commands of God.
From Abraham to Cornelius
When Peter met Cornelius, he entered into what God has been up to since he called Abraham.
Acts and Sacraments
The Church renews us with temporal sacraments and sketches of heavenly things.
Acts and Eugenics
Luke's book of the Acts of the Apostles teaches us what it means that "God shows no partiality."
Witnesses in Holy Week
This week, we are witnesses of this spectacle: Jesus' death and resurrection.
The Word, Given to Death
Toward the end of Luke's Gospel, we find Jesus running urgently toward Jerusalem for his triumph and betrayal.
None Righteous, No Not One
To admit disaster to our Father in heaven: this is the found coin, the recovered sheep.
Who is the Lord of Israel?
Jesus not only stands among his disciples and the crowds; he also somehow stands above and beyond history.