God acts to bring the light of salvation and consolation to God's people.

Many have commented on how our society is sorely divided. The same is true of many parishes.

Citizens of Galilee knew the truth: Their territory flowed with the biblically promised milk and honey, while Jerusalem flowed mostly with the blood of Israel’s prophets.

Street preaching is an art form perfected by Jesus that continues to this day.

One of Jesus' first acts was to address people's fear of the dark.

Most of us can probably count among our friends or acquaintances the professional job-hopper. That's the person who moves from one good job to another, always open to the next offer that promises more.

Jesus called Simon and Peter while they were in the middle of  their livelihood--fishing. He showed them the deeper dimension to their work and their life by telling them they would now be "fishers of men."

The Lord is our light and our salvation. We ask for the grace to receive and reflect that light to the world around us.

Jesus is the God-sent bringer of light, salvation, joy, justice, and peace.

Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. --Romans 6:3-4